Sugar And Spice Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup butter, softened 125 mL | ||
| Packed brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vanilla | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Pinch ground cloves | ||
Directions
In bowl, beat together butter and sugar until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla.
Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; gradually stir into batter until blended.
Gather dough into ball; wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thickness.
Cut into 2 inch (5 cm) round cookies or desired shapes.
Transfer to parchment paper lined, lightly greased baking sheets.
Decorate as desired.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
Remove to racks immediately and let cool. (Cookies can be stored in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks.)
SANTA COOKIES: Decorate crinkle cut cookies with decorator gel, silver dragees, candies and coarse red sugar crystals.
PLACE CARD COOKIES: Cut out desired shapes and write the names of guests with decorator gel.
SNOWFLAKE COOKIES: Place snowflake cutout on top of 3 inch (8 cm) cookie rounds; dust liberally with unsweetened cocoa powder.
Carefully remove cutout.
Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; gradually stir into batter until blended.
Gather dough into ball; wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thickness.
Cut into 2 inch (5 cm) round cookies or desired shapes.
Transfer to parchment paper lined, lightly greased baking sheets.
Decorate as desired.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
Remove to racks immediately and let cool. (Cookies can be stored in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks.)
SANTA COOKIES: Decorate crinkle cut cookies with decorator gel, silver dragees, candies and coarse red sugar crystals.
PLACE CARD COOKIES: Cut out desired shapes and write the names of guests with decorator gel.
SNOWFLAKE COOKIES: Place snowflake cutout on top of 3 inch (8 cm) cookie rounds; dust liberally with unsweetened cocoa powder.
Carefully remove cutout.
Chef
