recipetineats5.0
Christmas Cookies (Vanilla Biscuits / Sugar Cookies)
Recipe video above. These cookies are made for cutting out into shapes because they hold their shape when baking! They are plain, sweet vanilla biscuits that are perfect for icing and decorating as you please - and wonderful served plain too. NO CHILL!
👥 40 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●spatula
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat Oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy (⏱️ 1 minute on speed 5)
3
Add egg and vanilla, beat until completely combined.
large egg (55-60g / 1.9-2oz)1
4
Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
flour (, plain / all purpose)3 cups
5
Start mixing slowly, then beat until the flour is incorporated - it will be clumpy.
flour (, plain / all purpose)3 cups
6
Dust work surface with flour, scrape dough out of bowl. Pat together then cut in half, then shape into 2 discs.
flour (, plain / all purpose)3 cups
7
Roll out to 0.3cm / 1/8" (for thinner, crispier cookies) or 0.6cm / 1/4" (for thicker, softer cookies), sprinkling with flour under and over the dough so it doesn't stick.
flour (, plain / all purpose)3 cups
8
Use cookie cutters to press out shapes and use a knife or spatula to transfer shapes to prepared baking sheets. (Keep dough that doesn't fit in the oven in the fridge).
9
Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes, swapping trays halfway (Note 2), until the surface is pale golden and the edges are just beginning to turn light golden.
10
Allow cookies to cool completely on trays (they will finish cooking on the trays).
11
Decorating options:
12
Icing - see Icing for Christmas Cookies recipe.
13
Melt chocolate then dip the surface into chocolate.
14
Dot with icing sugar and decorated with silver balls
15
Dust with icing sugar
16
Serve plain! They are sweet vanilla biscuits so they are wonderful eaten just as they are!
Nutrition Facts
calories
96 kcal
fat Content
5 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
46 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
16 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
Reviews & Ratings
Share your thoughts and feedback about this recipe
Write a Review
Community Feedback
0 ReviewsLoading reviews...