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Traditional Rolled Sugar Cookies with a New Twist

Traditional sugar cookies, cut with cookie cutters and iced with naturally colored frosting.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy dessert recipe, holiday recipe, kid-friendly recipes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

For Cookies:

  • 2 Cups sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Cup butter room temp
  • 1 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
  • 1 Tablespoon milk or almond milk

For Icing:

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 6 Tablespoons milk or vanilla almond milk

Instructions

Cookie Instructions:

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.

  2. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and milk.

  3. Add sifted dry ingredients gradually until dough is stiff enough to handle. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour

  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove dough from the fridge, cut dough in half and place one half back into the fridge.

  5. Sprinkle flour onto counter top. Use a rolling pin to roll dough 1/4 inch thick, cut with cookie cutters. Place cut cookies on un-greased cookie sheet. Form leftover dough into a ball again and roll again, cut with cookie cutters, until all dough is used. Repeat with remaining dough in the refrgerator.

  6. Bake for 10 minutes.

For Frosting:

  1. Use a mixer to blend butter and sugar till smooth, add milk and continue mixing. Separate into small bowls and add food coloring if desired. Frost cookies.

Recipe Notes

Of course this recipe can be used for any holiday. Just use whatever shape cookie cutters that best fit the holiday!