I make these Christmas cookies every year! They're soft cut-out sugar cookies that I sprinkle with colored sugar before baking. You can frost them with icing when cool if you prefer.
Ingredients
- 3.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine , softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
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3
Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
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4
Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
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5
Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
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6
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
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7
Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using Christmas cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
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8
Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
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