Festive Sugar Cookies
37 minutes
Have fun with cookie cutters and different colours of decorating sugar making these perfect Christmas cookies. It's a fun project for kids to join in.
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Ingredients
Makes: 18 cookies
- 250g butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups (375g) plain flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- different coloured decorating sugars
Directions
Preparation:25min ›
Cook:12min ›
Ready in:37min
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees C.
- With an electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the brown sugar, egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, bicarb soda and salt. Beat into the creamed mixture until just incorporated.
- Roll the dough out to 5mm thickness between two sheets of waxed paper. Remove the paper and cut with cookie cutters to desired shapes. Place 3cm apart on ungreased baking trays. Sprinkle with the coloured sugars to decorate.
- Bake 10-12 minutes then let cool on wire racks.
