Description
Delicious Snowflake Sugar Cookies that bring the holiday spirit to life with every delightful bite.
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1 egg white (or 2 tablespoons meringue powder)
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- Food coloring (optional for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat the softened butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg along with the vanilla and almond extract to the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
- Gradually introduce the whisked dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Use a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter to press out your cookies and place them on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Prepare the royal icing by whisking the egg white (or meringue powder) with lemon juice until soft peaks form, then slowly incorporate the powdered sugar until stiff peaks emerge.
- If desired, add food coloring to the icing.
- Once the cookies are cooled, decorate with royal icing.
- Let the icing dry completely before serving or packaging.
Notes
Chill the dough if it’s too soft to roll out for easier handling. You can freeze these cookies once baked and cooled.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg