Snowflake Cookies

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen for 12 Days of Cookies 2008

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (22)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
about 2 1/2 dozen

Times:

Prep: 45 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 2 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Edible Paint Icing, recipe follows
Garnish: silver dragees, sugar pearls, sparkling sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and almond extract until combined.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until smooth. Wrap dough in heavy-duty plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with assorted snowflake cookie cutters and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Chill dough 15 minutes. Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges are very lightly browned. Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

Paint cookies with Edible Paint Icing. Garnish with silver dragees, sugar pearls and sparkling sugar, if desired.

Edible Paint Icing:

1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons meringue powder
2 cups confectioners' sugar
Food coloring, optional

In a medium bowl, combine water and meringue powder; whisk until foamy. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add food coloring, if desired. Use immediately.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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Shalaya Holladay, UT 07-04-2009
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FANTASTIC!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is my all time favorite cookie-cutter recipe!! The almond extract adds just the right little kick to it!
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PAM Bloomington, IL 02-14-2009
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Don't wait for Christmas!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Like many here, I have made cut-out cookies for - yikes - decades and this is absolutely the best! I'm making Valentine... cookies with grandbabies today using this recipe. Use them for Halloween, birthdays, school parties, etc. They are a special treat any time. Both the cookie and the frosting are outstanding.Read more
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Sandi Danville, CA 01-08-2009
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BEST Cookie Cutter Recipe in My Lifetime!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Get ready to toss out all your other cookie cutter recipes. THIS IS THE ONE!! I have tried a new recipe every time I use... cookie cutters. This one is easy, the cookies are sweet, they roll and cut easily, it was so much fun! I sent a batch to school for the holiday party and all the kids wanted to know where I bought them! My son kept telling them his mom made them and nobody believed him! Rolling and cutting out shapes can be a messy process, but not this recipe. This one is IT and will stay in my recipe box forever. No more searching!! Thank you Paula Deen!!!Read more
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CHEER High Point, NC 12-29-2008
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My new "go to recipe" for sugar cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe changed my attitude about baking cut out cookies....something I would dread in years past, now I have discovered... the recipe that I will delight in baking. The cookies taste great, look great, are easy to work with....my only hope is that I can remember that this is THE recipe for cut outs the next time I need them. AND for the first time ever I used meringue powder, wow, what a pleasure to discover what a nice glaze it provides minus any egg worries. Thank you ever so much!Read more
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Cyndi Rancho Cordova, CA 12-27-2008
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This is now the only sugar cookie recipe I'll use!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used to use the Williams-Sonoma sugar cookie recipe with real vanilla bean - this beats it big time! The almond extract not... only smells good while mixing, it gives the cookie that extra special taste. I measured and then sifted the flour. This was the easiest dough to work with and I re-rolled it several times with no problems. I did not refrigerate it at any time - just mixed, rolled, cut and baked them for 10 minutes. They held their shape wonderfully and are a good sturdy, yet still soft, cookie. I made the royal icing and thinned it out a bit and dipped the cookies into the icing and put the iced cookies onto a cooling rack with wax paper below to catch the drippings. I left the icing white and lightly sprinkled colored sugar on top. These were so good that my sister called one night to see if I was home and could she come over and eat cookies! I will make these for all the holidays now. Hey Paula - do you have a recipe this good for gingersnaps?? Thanks for loving what you do and sharing with us!Read more
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julie fruita, CO 12-25-2008
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yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make, easy to roll, taste yummy! Made my own frosting. Only pain was re-refrigerating cookies after they are... rolled. But, they did turn out wonderful!Read more