Life's Simple Ingredient

Simple & Sweet Sugar Cookies

Prep 40M | Bake 15M | Decorate 15M | Enjoy in 1HR 10M

Sugar cookies are a sweet and simple treat that are great for any holiday or occasion. For Valentine’s Day we’re using a heart shaped cookie cutter and red, pink and white icing and sprinkles for a festive treat.

Makes: approx. 45 cookies (depending on shapes used)

Ingredients - Cookie Dough:

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

2 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

Ingredients - Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar

2-3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Food colouring (optional)

Sprinkles (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth, about 3 min. Scrape down sides of bowl, add egg and mix well. Scrape down sides of bowl again, slowly add flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Dust hands with flour and, in bowl, knead dough by hand until smooth.
  3. Refrigerate, about 20 min. Dust a piece of parchment paper with flour, place dough in centre, dust top of dough with flour and cover with another sheet of parchment paper. Roll dough to about a 1/4-in. (5 mm) thickness. Remove top sheet of parchment (use it to line your baking sheet).
  4. Cut into shape of choice using cookie cutters, then place on prepared cookie sheet, spaced about 1 in. (2.5 cm) apart. Bake on middle rack until set, 10 to 12 min.
  5. While cookies are baking, combine icing ingredients until smooth.
  6. Let cookies cool completely before decorating.

Get the nutrition facts for this recipe here.

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