Deliciously Perfect for Christmas Cookie Cutting
Christmas cookies is somewhat of a tradition in my family. My sister is the master cookie maker and makes half a dozen or more different kinds every year. Me, I prefer to keep it simple. I love butter cookies, they are so light and fluffy! They can be made soft, or crisp and they are delicious either way. If you have kids, they are always fun to make cookie cutter shapes and decorate. If you are just in it for the cookies, then I like to flavor my butter cookies. Down below my family cookie recipe are some flavoring recipes that I have tried over the years that I thought were especially decadent. I even added my own lemon glaze recipe that goes with my lemon butter cookie recipe, though truthfully, it is delicious on all types of butter cookies!
| Traditional Butter Cookie Recipe Ingredients:
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until they are light and creamy and the sugar granules are completely dissolved.
Mix all the dry ingredients together and then slowly beat into the egg mixture.
Chill dough for a minimum of an hour. (we used this time to prepare the decorations)
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness on a floured counter.
Cut with cookie cutters.
Place on lightly greased cookie sheet (I use cooking spray)
Bake for about 10 minutes, a bit more if you want crispier cookies
Remove from oven and let cool on a cookie rack
Makes about 4 to 5 dozen medium sized cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until they are light and creamy and the sugar granules are completely dissolved.
Mix all the dry ingredients together and then slowly beat into the egg mixture.
Chill dough for a minimum of an hour. (we used this time to prepare the decorations)
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness on a floured counter.
Cut with cookie cutters.
Place on lightly greased cookie sheet (I use cooking spray)
Bake for about 10 minutes, a bit more if you want crispier cookies
Remove from oven and let cool on a cookie rack
Makes about 4 to 5 dozen medium sized cookies
Flavoring your Butter Cookies
My favorite sugar cookie flavor is cinnamon spice, they are so tasty I find it hard to not make them every time. The other flavors are delicious too, who could resist chocolate butter cookies? Another delicious one is lemon butter cookies, my mom used to make them with lemon glaze. (I included that recipe too!)
Cinnamon Spice Butter Cookies - Add 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon of cloves to the dry ingredients.
Chocolate Butter Cookies - Add 1/2 cup of cocoa to the mixing bowl while you are beating the butter, sugar and eggs, and then add 3 tablespoons of hot water and beat thoroughly before adding the other dry ingredients.
Orange Pecan Butter Cookies - Add 2 tablespoons of frozen orange juice concentrate and 1 tablespoon of orange zest to the mixing bowl while you are beating the butter sugar and eggs. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of finely chopped pecans to the dry ingredients and mix before adding to the wet ingredients in the mixer.
Lemon Butter Cookies - Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and one teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest while beating the butter, eggs and sugar.
Lemon Glaze - Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and drizzle on cooled
cookies.
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If you are unsure how to make lemon zest, here is a 60 second video to show you.
| I hope you enjoy these recipes, they have been favorites of my friends and family for decades. Maybe they will be with yours too! Enjoy the Holiday Season, Jade :) |
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