Christmas Sugar Cookies Or Anytime Recipe For Hand

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in the sour cream, honey and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white coating; stir until smooth. Stir in food coloring; drizzle over cookies.

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.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, the butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond extract and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough 3/16 inch thick. Cut into assorted shapes with cookie cutters, or cut around patterns traced from storybook illustrations. If cookies are to be hung as decorations, make a hole in each 1/4 inch from top with end of plastic straw. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Tint with food color if desired. Frost and decorate cookies as desired with frosting and colored sugars.

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 2. Cream butter, add sugar gtadually umtil light and fluffy, add egg, vanilla, and milk.
• 3. Add dry ingredietns, mixture will be stiff. I really appreciate my stand mixer now because it stands up to the stiffer doughs, not like my whimpy hand mixer.
• 4. Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and put in fridge for at least 1 hour.
• 5. When ready to roll out, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 6. Take out one dough ball and leave other in fridge until ready for it.
• 7. I can't tell you how thin to roll out. Thinner cookies are more cruspy, thicker ones are softer. I can tell you that if you are going to make filled ones, make a double batch, because each cookie requires 2 cookies.
• 8. To make filled cookies, place one cookie on a cookie sheet sprayed with non stick spray.
• 9. Put a rounded teaspoon of strawberry jam in the middle.(Or jam that you like)I put in my home made strawberry jam that I made in June.
• 10. Put another sugar cookie on top, and seal with the tines of a fork all around.
• 11. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes

CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES--OR ANYTIME

Steps:

• Mix the shortening, sugar, vanilla, and eggs till light and fluffy.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Chill 3-4 hours or overnight (I do mine overnight).
• On a well-floured surface, roll thin.
• Cut in shapes.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Sprinkle sugar on top of them.
• Bake 350-375 degrees (depending on oven) for 6-8 minutes depending on your thickness.
• Cool on a rack.
• You may also decorate them with and icing; there are a couple of good ones on Zaar.