Traditional decorated Christmas cookies
Traditional decorated Christmas cookies recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- Cookies:
- 3/4 cup butter, unsalted, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lemon peel, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups flour, all purpose, unsifted
- 1 to 2 tablespoons water
- Icing:
- 3 egg whites
- 1 pound sugar, powdered
- 2 to 3 teaspoons water
- Food colors, sprinkles, etc.
Recipe method:
- Beat together butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, lemon peel, vanilla and salt.
- Gradually beat in flour until thoroughly incorporated.
- Add water, a few drops at a time, only until dough starts to come away from side of bowl.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease 4 cookie sheets.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Cut out various shapes using cookie cutters or homemade cardboard patterns, or freehand.
- Reroll scraps and cut out.
- Make small holes with wooden pick if planning to hang cookies.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until beginning to brown around edges.
- Remove cookies to wire rack to cool before decorating.
- Icing:
- Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until foamy.
- Slowly beat in the powdered sugar.
- Continue to beat until thick and creamy.
- Add just enough water to get a good spreading consistency.
- Tint with food coloring, if you wish.
- Spread evenly over cookies.
- Decorate with glitter, sprinkles, dragees and cinnamon red hots, if desired.
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