Snowflake Cookies
Cutest Christmas Cookies ever and really easy to make, these Snowflake Cookies will definitely get some compliments on your Christmas Table. They are gorgeous and have a rich, buttery taste and they only need 10 mins in the oven!
Yield: 30 cookies
Ingredients:
Cookies
- ¾ cup sugar (150g)
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour (280g)
- 175 g butter room temperature
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract optional
Icing
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp milk
Instructions
Cookies
- Mix the butter with the sugar for about 2 minutes on high speed, until the mix has a smooth and even texture. Add the egg, vanilla and almond extract and mix again until smooth.
- Slowly incorporate the flour and baking powder in the mix and process until the dough is evenly mixed.
- Form a dough ball and cut it in 2 even pieces. Place each of them in between two sheets of parchment paper and roll into 1 cm thick sheets. Transfer the sheets to the fridge to chill for at least 1 hr (or 20 minutes in the freezer if you're in a hurry).
- Take the dough out and cut shapes with a cookie cutter. Place them on a tray covered with baking paper and bake in the pre-heated oven at 180°C for about 10 minutes or until the edges are starting to become golden-brown.
- Allow them to cool completely before removing them from the tray.
Icing
- Mix together the icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk and place the icing in a piping bag or bottle.
- Decorate your cookies and allow the icing to harden before serving the cookies.
