Best Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

Stir in the flour baking powder and salt.

Best christmas sugar cookies recipe. Cut into desired shapes place the sugar cookies 1 inch apart on a baking sheet. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper can be reused from batch to batch.

When ready to roll set oven to 400 deg f. Beat in eggs and vanilla. If cookies are to be hung as decorations make a hole in each 1 4 inch from top with end of plastic straw.

In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until smooth. With the beater turned on drizzle heavy cream into butter sugar mixture and beat until fluffy. Form into 2 flattened rectangles wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.

Sprinkle powdered sugar onto rolling surface as you would flour. 3 bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Spread frosting onto cooled cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

In a medium mixing bowl beat together 1 cup butter and 4 cups powdered sugar. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour or overnight. Add more cream to thin out frosting to desired spreadable consistency.