The Best Christmas Sugar Cutout Cookies
Get ready to bake the holiday season's most festive treats with *The Best Christmas Sugar Cutout Cookies*! Perfectly soft with just the right balance of buttery sweetness, these cookies are a holiday baking essential you’ll want to make year after year. Featuring a hint of vanilla and an optional almond extract for extra flavor depth, the dough rolls out beautifully for clean, crisp shapes that hold their form after baking. With just 20 minutes of prep, this no-fail recipe yields a batch of 24 cookies, making it perfect for decorating parties or thoughtful edible gifts. Whether adorned with royal icing, sprinkles, or left simply golden, these Christmas cookies are a timeless centerpiece for your holiday dessert spread. Try them for a fun, family-friendly baking tradition!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoons almond extract (optional)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract (if using), and beat until well combined.
In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
Divide the dough in half, flatten each half into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Remove one disk of dough from the refrigerator and roll it out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4-inch thickness.
Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and carefully transfer them to the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
Re-roll scraps and repeat until all the dough is used. Repeat with the second disk of dough.
Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are just lightly golden. Be careful not to overbake.
Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cooled, decorate as desired with royal icing, sprinkles, or other decorations.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2995 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 104.4 g | 134% | |
| Saturated Fat | 58.1 g | 290% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 434 mg | 145% | |
| Sodium | 1133 mg | 49% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 478.5 g | 174% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.8 g | 35% | |
| Total Sugars | 201.4 g | ||
| Protein | 44.3 g | 89% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.0 mcg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 101 mg | 8% | |
| Iron | 17.6 mg | 98% | |
| Potassium | 483 mg | 10% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
