Christmas Cookies! (Vanilla Biscuits/Sugar Cookies)Nagi
Classic vanilla sugar cookies perfect for cutting, decorating or enjoying plain. These cookies keep shape when baked and require no chill time!
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 225 g Unsalted butter softened (or use salted, skip salt)
- 1 cup Caster sugar superfine sugar (white sugar ok too)
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 Large egg 55-60g
- 3 cups Flour plain / all purpose
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- Icing for Sugar Cookies
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy (1 minute on speed 5).
- Add egg and vanilla, beat until completely combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Start mixing slowly, then beat until flour is incorporated – it will be clumpy.
- Dust work surface with flour, scrape dough out of bowl. Pat together, cut in half and shape into 2 discs.
- Roll out to 0.3cm or 0.6cm thickness, sprinkling with flour under and over dough to prevent sticking.
- Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Use knife or spatula to transfer shapes to prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes, swapping trays halfway, until surface is pale golden and edges just begin to turn golden.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on trays (they will finish cooking on the trays).
- Decorate with icing, chocolate, silver balls or dust with icing sugar—or serve plain!
Notes
Store in airtight container for 1 week. Cookies stay fresh but may dry slightly over time.
