Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies

Recipe courtesy Lynn Krikorian

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (58)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(58)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
24 cookies

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Colored Icing, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.

Colored Icing:

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons water

3 to 4 drops food coloring, plus more as needed

Colored sprinkles, optional

In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade. Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon. Make additional bowls for additional colors.

Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.

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recipe Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
Melissa Gordon, NE 10-28-2009
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Wonderful cookies if you include the frosting
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these, and yes they were dry, but I used buttermilk a few tablespoons at a time until they were good and moist. and... they did wonderful and the buttermilk gave them a wonderful flavor!!! But they are bland if you forget the frosting. All in all with a few additions fo buttermilk they were delicious.Read more
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David Dunedin, FL 12-24-2008
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Great cookie recipe. Ignore other complaints.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Any cook knows that each experience will be different depending on the ingredients, temperature and your patience. This has... been a GREAT recipe for me and my 8 year old son. For those who found it "dry" please notice that the only liquid is the eggs. I always use extra large eggs and this recipe was perfectly textured. Otherwise, add a few drops of milk. Do NOT melt the butter. Doesn't everyone know that? These cookies had a delicate flavor, perfect for frosting. Add more vanilla if you find it bland, don't criticize. Just a drop or two more! Or just just fill the teaspoon until it floods over a drop. Do not over cook! Cook them 10 minutes, not 11. They will look pale but any longer than 10 minutes and they're too crispy to handle. I just printed this out for my "keeper" file. Read more
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Courtney Pgh, PA 12-23-2008
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Horrible - recipe needs to be removed
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This recipe is awful. The dough was so dry, I could not roll a thing, it crumbled in my hands. I added some milk, and a bit... of sugar (I tasted the dough and it tasted like cardboard) to try and salvage my efforts. I got the cookies to roll and they taste good, but the next day they are rock hard. The only cookies that aren't rock hard are the really thick ones, and I'm sure they will harden by tomorrow. I can't believe I found this recipe on foodnetwork.com - it needs to be taken down.Read more
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Therese Albuquerque, NM 12-18-2008
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BAD recipes
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

These cookies came out so bland. They did not taste like sugar cookies at all. The level is listed as "easy" but it seems... like one would have to be a pretty experienced baker to know how to tweak this recipe enough to make the cookies come out tasting good. Read more
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Amy fenton, DC 12-04-2008
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Very easy to roll and cut for kids.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The cookie tastes more like a shortbread cookie. Thick frosting sweetens them up nice. I kneaded the dough like bread dough... until it no longer crumbled. I mixed all the dry ingredients including the sugar together. I mixed the wet together and melted the butter. I then combined the two. After kneading it, it was great and ready to go. My kids (ages 2 to 10) rolled and cut the dough for an hour with no problems. We didn't even need flour. The dough was not at all sticky and did not break easily after cooking them. These were a big hit with my kids.Read more
recipe Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
Lynda Austin, TX 12-01-2008
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These were great cookies!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Before trying this recipe I read the reviews and was a little skeptical, but I was pleasantly surprised. The dough was... pretty dry and crumbly so I did as others suggested and slowly added some milk to get a good dough. Also for the icing, I did not add as much water as the recipe called for. I started with about 1 tsp to begin with and added more from there to get the desired consistency. Also, I added a little bit of almond extract to the icing to give it flavor. They turned out very good and they were easy to make. This one is a keeper for me.Read more