Christmas Cookies {Cookie Recipe}

By AuntieLo

This is the BEST tasting Sugar Cookie recipe you will ever try.

(Even the LATimes voted them as the BEST!)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks or 339g) unsalted butter
• 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
• 4 cups (512g) all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup Confectioners Sugar (powder Sugar)
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 1 drop Lemon Juice (fresh Or Processed)-this is optional
• 1 tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
• Also optional is any additional flavorings... peppermint, strawberry, vanilla, almond extract just to name a few!

Details

Servings 36
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from iambaker.net

Preparation

Step 1

Christmas Cookies {Cookie Recipe}

Created by Amanda on April 14, 2016

Prep Time:
15m

Cook Time:
45m

Total Time:
1h

Yield:
36 small-medium cookies

Instructions
In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until well combined.
Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture with the stand mixer on low speed.
Mix until just combined. The dough should start to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If it doesn't, you may need a little more flour.
Put dough in some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out, cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes.

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Instructions
In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until well combined.
Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture with the stand mixer on low speed.
Mix until just combined. The dough should start to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If it doesn't, you may need a little more flour.
Put dough in some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out, cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes.

Amanda’s Awesome Icing

Created by Amanda on April 14, 2016

Ingredients
1 cup Confectioners Sugar (powder Sugar)
1 tablespoon Milk
1 drop Lemon Juice (fresh Or Processed)-this is optional
1 tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
*Also optional is any additional flavorings... peppermint, strawberry, vanilla, almond extract just to name a few!

Instructions
Combine powder sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice in a bowl. The consistency should be very think and hard to stir. Now read the following directions to make your icing perfect for decorating cookies!
******This next step is important!******If you need a thicker frosting, say for outlining your cookies, use LESS milk.
Just a drop at a time. If you have already outlined your cookies and need a to fill in or ’spill’ your cookies, you can add more milk (as much as you would need) to make your frosting very runny.
If you are using food coloring, be sure to use LESS milk. Most food colorings are liquid and can make your frosting more runny. If you are using a gel food coloring, your milk quantity can remain the same.
If you want to add different flavors, you can add drops of vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon, etc. to flavor your frosting.
If you want more SHINE, use more corn syrup and less milk. This frosting will stay good for days in the fridge.