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Christmas Sugar Cookies, from Baking This Simple. Warm, toasty, vanilla sugar cookies, with a smooth white chocolate icing. The perfection addition to your holiday baking! Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.
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Christmas Sugar Cookies

Crisp, buttery, vanilla sugar cookies, with a smooth white chocolate icing.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Chill Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 31 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Sugar Cookies, Cutout Sugar Cookies
Servings: 20
Calories: 134kcal

Equipment

  • Cookie Sheet
  • Rolling Pin
  • Electric Hand Mixer
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Gallon Ziplock Bag

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

  • 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Cup Butter softened
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tsps Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cream of Tartar

White Chocolate Icing

  • 2 Tbsps Milk
  • 2 Cups White Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Sugar Cookies

  • In a mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, and softened butter. Cream together with an electric hand mixer, until smooth.
  • Add in the egg, and vanilla extract. Cream together.
  • Add in the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Starting on low, gently increase the speed of the hand mixer, until all the ingredients are mixed and the dough is smooth.
  • Lay a piece of plastic wrap flat on the counter, transfer the cookie dough to the plastic wrap. Shape the cookie dough into a disk, then wrap the plastic wrap tightly around the cookie dough.
  • Refrigerate for 3 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°.
  • Take the dough out of the refrigerator. Let the dough sit just long enough for it to soften a bit, so it can be rolled out. Place the dough on the floured surface, then lightly flour the top of the dough.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out so it's a 1/4" thick.
  • Using the cookie cutters, cut the cookie dough into shapes.
  • Take the cookie dough scraps, shape them back into a ball. Re-flour the counter and the top of the cookie dough and roll it out again. Then cut into more shapes. Repeat the process, until all the dough has been cut into shapes.
  • Place a few cookies on a cookie sheet, with a 1/2" between each cookie.
  • Bake for 11 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
  • Remove the oven and let cool for 10 minutes, transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before icing.

For the White Chocolate Icing

  • In a microwave safe bowl, combine white chocolate chips and milk.
  • Microwave for one minute. Stir together until completely melted and smooth.
  • Transfer the melted white chocolate to a gallon ziplock bag. Press the air out of the bag and seal shut. Snip off a small corner of the bag.
  • Pipe the white chocolate icing onto the sugar cookies. Let the cookies sit until the chocolate has hardened.
  • Enjoy all the delicious cookie goodness!