Snickerdoodle Snowflakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: About 2 dozen cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 189
- Total Fat
- 8
- Saturated Fat
- 5
- Carbohydrates
- 27
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 17
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 36
- Sodium
- 102
- Total: 2 hr
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 1 hr 15 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
Royal icing, for decorating, optional
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring work surface
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Directions
Special equipment:
Assorted snowflake cookie cutters (3-inch and 2-inch cutters)- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and the nutmeg. In a separate large bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the butter, 1 cup of the granulated sugar and the brown sugar, mixing until pale yellow and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add in the vanilla and eggs and mix well. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Transfer the dough to a floured work surface, divide into two disks, wrap in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Working with one disk at a time, roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out snowflake shapes with the cookie cutters and place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets (place snowflakes of the same size on each baking sheet). Re-roll the scraps to get as many cookies as possible, returning the dough to the refrigerator to chill if necessary.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the snowflakes before baking.
- Bake just until the edges start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. (Bake one sheet at a time for even cooking and browning.) Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
- Decorate with royal icing if desired.