Even without the icing these cookies are sellers in our house. Check out joyofbaking, she also have a video of most of her recipes. Joy of Baking has become my favorite baking website. She makes things look and sound easy and so far, everything I have tried works for my family as well.
Sugar Cookies:
3
cups (390 grams) all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1
teaspoon baking soda
1
cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, room
temperature
1
cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
2
large eggs
2
teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For Sugar Cookies: In a separate bowl
whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda. In the bowl of your electric
mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3
minutes). Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Add the
flour mixture and beat until you have a smooth dough. Divide the dough in half
and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about one hour or until firm
enough to roll.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Remove one half of the chilled dough from the refrigerator and, on a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (1 cm). (Keep turning the dough as you roll, making sure the dough does not stick to the counter.) Cut out desired shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter and transfer cookies to baking sheet. Place the baking sheets with the unbaked cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to chill the dough which prevents the cookies from spreading and losing their shape while baking. Note: If you are not going to frost the baked cookies, you can sprinkle the unbaked cookies with sparkling sugar.
Bake cookies for about 8-10 minutes (depending on size) or until the edges are just starting to brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Frost with royal icing, if desired. Be sure to let the royal icing dry completely before storing. (This may take several hours or overnight.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Remove one half of the chilled dough from the refrigerator and, on a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (1 cm). (Keep turning the dough as you roll, making sure the dough does not stick to the counter.) Cut out desired shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter and transfer cookies to baking sheet. Place the baking sheets with the unbaked cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to chill the dough which prevents the cookies from spreading and losing their shape while baking. Note: If you are not going to frost the baked cookies, you can sprinkle the unbaked cookies with sparkling sugar.
Bake cookies for about 8-10 minutes (depending on size) or until the edges are just starting to brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Frost with royal icing, if desired. Be sure to let the royal icing dry completely before storing. (This may take several hours or overnight.)
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