These Christmas cookies do not need to be chilled because they have less butter and more flour than your usual cut-out cookie. This is great because you do not need to wait to cut them and bake them. These cookies are crisp and definitely delicious.
Total Time
45min
3.9
9 Ratings
Author: The Frugal Chef
Servings:
12
Ingredients
•
1
cup
Unsalted Butter
•
1 1/2
cups
Granulated Sugar
•
3
Eggland's Best Classic Eggs
•
1
Orange
, zested
•
2
tsp
Vanilla Extract
•
1 3/4
cups
All-Purpose Flour
•
2
tsp
Baking Powder
•
1
tsp
Salt
•
to taste
Lemon Juice
•
1
pinch
Salt
•
3
cups
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
•
to taste
Green and Red Colored Sugar
Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2.
Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpats.
3.
Using a mixer, mix the softened Unsalted Butter (1 cup) and Granulated Sugar (1 1/2 cups) until combined. Add the whole Eggland's Best Classic Egg (1) and mix.
4.
Add the zest from Orange (1) and Vanilla Extract (2 tsp), then mix well.
5.
In a separate bowl, mix the All-Purpose Flour (1 3/4 cups) with the Baking Powder (2 tsp) and Salt (1 tsp). Add it to the butter, and mix together. Do not overbeat.
6.
Use your hands to press the dough together, and form two balls of dough. Sprinkle some flour on a clean counter, and roll out your dough. Cut the dough into your preferred shapes using a cookie cutter. Reuse the scraps as you go.
7.
Carefully transfer cut out cookies to the cookie sheets. Bake 8-9 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned.
8.
Remove from the oven, and cool on the sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack, and let cool completely before icing.
9.
For the icing, place the Eggland's Best Classic Eggs (2) into a bowl, and add the Lemon Juice (to taste) and Salt (1 pinch). Whisk together with a mixer to loosen the egg whites. Start beating them until they are frothy.
10.
Add Powdered Confectioners Sugar (3 cups), half a cup at a time, beating well after each addition, until you have reached the desired consistency.
11.
Decorate cookies with the icing. Keep a damp paper towel over the icing as you work, or it will dry up. Sprinkle them as you wish with Green and Red Colored Sugar (to taste).
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
432
FAT
16.1 g
PROTEIN
3.5 g
CARBS
67.9 g
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