Description
Delicious football-shaped sugar cookies perfect for game day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Royal icing for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into football shapes.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely before decorating with royal icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different colors of icing for team designs.
- Chill the dough for easier handling.
- Prep Time: 20 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: 20mg
Keywords: football sugar cookies, game day cookies, decorated cookies