Frosted Sugar Cookies
Soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with the an irresitable almond-flavored frosting. These are the cookies Santa will eagerly await every year!
Equipment
- Christmas cookie cutters
- Cookie sheet(s)
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 c. butter, softened
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 2-1/2 c. all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
Frosting
- 6 tbsp. butter, softened
- 3 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 2 to 4 tbsp. milk
- Food coloring, optional
- Sprinkles, edible glitter, nonpareils, colored sugar, for decorating
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract (or paste, if using), until thoroughly combined. Beat in flour and salt just until combined. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
- When dough is ready, preheat oven to 375ºF. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray; set aside. Between two sheets of plastic wrap, roll out half of the dough to about 1/8" thickness. Cut dough with cookie cutters and place onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are just browning. Place on wire rack to completely cool.
- While cookies are baking, in a medium bowl for the frosting, beat together butter, powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Add additional milk to achieve spreading consistency, if needed. Frost and decorate cookies as desired.
Notes
- I love using vanilla bean paste in the cookies because you can see the pretty little flakes.
- Remember my "roll dough between two pieces of cling wrap" trick? I do this with pie crusts, too. It just helps avoid the warming dough from sticking to the rolling pin and tearing. But you can also roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, if you prefer!
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