Description
Delicious Christmas cookies decorated with icing and sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Royal icing for decoration
- Colored sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extracts. Mix well.
- Gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Combine until dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface to ¼ inch thick.
- Cut shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking sheets.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating with royal icing and sprinkles.
Notes
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different colors of icing for a festive look.
- Cookies can be frozen before decorating.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: christmas cookies, decorated cookies, holiday baking