Christmas Sugar Cookies

21 November 2007

3-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened (not melted)
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.

Beat butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture and stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for two hours.

Preheat oven to 200° C (400° F). On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1 cm -(1/4”) thick. Cut out in Christmas cookie cutter shapes – Christmas trees, angels, lambs, Santa Claus, gingerbread men, stars, reindeer, and roosters. Place the shapes 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 6-8 minutes, checking after 6 minutes. Cookies will be done when edges are lightly browned. Do not allow cookies to get too brown. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes. Remove from cookies sheets to aluminum foil on a flat surface and allow to cool completely.

<< Back to articles page