Easy Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies (Fun for Kids!)
My Easy Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies (Fun for Kids!) are delicious and a great way to get your kids involved in the kitchen. They are buttery, light, and tasty without being overly sweet.
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Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 133kcal
Equipment
- 1 Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- 1 Christmas cookie cutters
Ingredients
Cookie
- 225 g butter unsalted (2 sticks)
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 425 g all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
Icing Sugar
- 45 g confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp milk
Instructions
Sugar Cookie
- Prepare cookie sheets by lining them with parchment paper.
- Add room-temperature butter and sugar to a bowl and beat until creamy. (use a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment).
- Add the egg and vanilla and continue beating atmedium speed.
- Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and continue mixing, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the remaining flour and salt, and finish combining. Do not overmix! Stop when the flour is incorporated. The dough should come together into a soft ball that isn’t sticky.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface and press the sugar cookie dough onto two flattened discs. Wrap well with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough to a ¼ inch (6mm) thickness on a lightly floured surface. Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes. Place on a prepared baking sheet and bake cookies at 350F for 10-15 minutes until the edges of the cookies are just golden brown.
- Remove cookies to a wire rack to completely cool before decorating. This part is so much fun! When cool, melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips to decorate, and use some sprinkles for fun! You may also wish to decorate them with your favorite royal icing recipe or my favorite easy icing.
Favorite Easy Icing
- In a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar with milk. Mix with a spoon until fully dissolved and creamy. Add to a piping bag or bottle to decorate the cookies.
- Add sprinkles to decorate!
Notes
- The butter should be at room temperature, which is slightly cool. The butter may have been too warm if your dough comes out sticky.
- Use weight measurements for the best results. Affordable kitchen scales are helpful in baking; however, I have also added cup measurements for convenience.
- When rolling the dough, roll directly on parchment paper and then remove the excess or use a thin spatula to move the cookies to the prepared baking sheet. Make sure to do this carefully to keep the perfect shapes of the cookies.
- Keep an eye on the cookies after the 10-minute mark. Some ovens bake more on one side. If so, rotate the baking sheet to make the cookies identical.
- Preheat oven before baking for best results.
- Light baking sheets bake the cookies more slowly than dark ones, and the cookies will be golden on top without burning on the bottom. When using this dark cookie sheet from Wilton, it takes 10 minutes to bake the cookies, while this one from Nordic takes 15 minutes.
- Bake the cookies on the center rack, one sheet at a time. Adding two or three sheets at once will not ensure even baking.
- It's better to underbake than overbake the cookies. Even if they are pale on top, after the 10-minute mark, you can remove them from the oven if the bottom is already golden brown. They will be fully baked and remain chewy for days!
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies (Fun for Kids!)
Amount per Serving
Calories
133
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
22
mg
7
%
Sodium
70
mg
3
%
Potassium
19
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
17
g
6
%
Fiber
0.4
g
2
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
195
IU
4
%
Calcium
5
mg
1
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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