Brown Sugar Cutout Cookies Recipes

BROWN SUGAR CUTOUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and lemon zest. Combine the flour, baking soda and ginger; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-in. cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat., Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough cream to achieve spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired to some or all of the frosting. Decorate cookies.

BROWN SUGAR CUT-OUT COOKIES AND ICING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup butter and brown sugar until smooth and creamy. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture. Mix in milk, stirring until a soft dough forms. Cover, and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 6 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together 1 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla until it becomes smooth and creamy. Gradually stir in sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in a splash of milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorate. Spread icing on top of cookies.

BROWN SUGAR CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and mix until well incorporated.
• Slowly add dry ingredients into the mixer until just combined. Do not overwork the dough or your cookies will come out tough!
• Turn the cookie dough out onto a surface dusted with powdered sugar. Use a powdered sugar covered rolling pin to roll out the dough to about 1/4 of an inch.
• Cut shapes with your favorite cookie cutters and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of room between each shape.
• Freeze the cut-outs for 8-10 minutes until the dough is firm.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are barely golden. Do not overbake.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
• To make the royal icing, combine powdered sugar, meringue powder, vanilla extract, room temperature water and salt in a small bowl. For thicker icing use less water. To thin it out, add water 1 tsp at a time.
• Divide white icing into separate bowls and use gel food coloring to make desired colors.
• Decorate cookies and use plenty of festive sprinkles!

BROWN SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, water, oil and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough into four portions. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/4-in. fluted square cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 7-9 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, in a small bowl, beat butter, meringue powder, cream of tartar and salt until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with enough water to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over cookies. Let stand until set.

BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes; beat in the egg, then the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix on medium-low speed until completely incorporated. Divide the dough in half, pat into 2 discs about 1/4 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Let the dough sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make rolling easier. Roll out 1 disc of dough at a time between 2 pieces of parchment paper until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out shapes with the cookie cutters and arrange about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets until firm enough to transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
• Gently gather any scraps into a ball and press into a disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate the disc until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour. Cut out as many cookies as possible and bake.
• For the royal icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and 1/3 cup water with an electric mixer in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in the food coloring if using. (The icing can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.)
• Decorate the cookies with the icing; top with decorating sugar and sprinkles if using.

CHRISTMAS CUTOUT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.
• In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade. Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon. Make additional bowls for additional colors.
• Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.

BROWN SUGAR CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended.
• Shape dough into 56 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll in sparkling sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the heavy cream. Cover dough, and chill for 2 to 3 hours, until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms and edges of cookies are light brown. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

BROWN SUGAR CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until combined. Reduce speed to low and beat in egg until blended. Beat in flour mixture until combined, scraping bowl occasionally with rubber spatula.
• Shape dough into two balls; flatten each slightly. Wrap one ball in waxed paper and refrigerate while working with the other half.
• On a lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll 1 ball of dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cookie cutters, reserving the trimmings to re-roll.
• Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1/2 inch apart. Sprinkle with granulated sugar if desired, or bake without sugar and frost when cooled.
• Bake until edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat with remaining dough.