Sugar Christmas Cookies

Name: Sugar Christmas Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 570 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup Unsalted Butter (1 cup butter (softened) + ½ cup butter (softened)); 1 ½ cup Granulated Sugar (1 ½ cups sugar); 2 pieces Egg (2 eggs); 2 ½ tsp Vanilla (1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract); 3 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour (3 ½ cups all-purpose flour); 1 tsp Baking Powder (1 teaspoon baking powder); ½ tsp Table Salt (½ teaspoon salt); 16 oz Icing Sugar (16 ounce package powdered sugar); 3 tbsp Half And Half (3 tablespoons half-and-half); 0 pieces Food Coloring (Food coloring (optional)) — optional; 0 pieces Colored Granulated Sugar (Colored granulated sugar for topping (optional)) — optional

Sugar Christmas Cookies - Dessert (American)

570 minAmerican

Servings36

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Steps

1Make the Cookies
2Cream butter and sugar
3Cream 1 cup butter with 1 1/2 cups sugar, gradually adding the sugar and beating until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
4Add dry ingredeints
5Combine 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture, stirring well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
6Cut cookies
7Work with one-fourth of dough at a time, storing remainder in refrigerator. Roll dough to 1/4- to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with assorted cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
8Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies slightly on cookie sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
9Make the Frosting
10Beat frosting
11Combine 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add 3 tablespoons half-and-half and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
12Decorate
13Color frosting with food coloring if desired. Spread frosting onto cooled cookies. Sprinkle with colored granulated sugar if desired.