Sugar Cookies
Serves
24
Total Time
1hrs 37mins
Calories
129
Sweet and tender cookies with wonderfully crisp edges, that make delicious anytime treats. Enjoy plain, or decorate with icing to make them festive.
- Unsalted butter115 gsoftened
- Cream cheese25 g
- Granulated sugar100 g
- Egg1
- Vanilla extract3 g
- Lemon5 gzest of
- All purpose flour220 g
- Baking powder5 g
- Salt1 pinch
- Egg white1
- Powdered sugar240 g
Ingredients
- 1. Add unsalted butter, cream cheese and granulated sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
- 2. Cream until light and fluffy
- 3. Add egg, vanilla extract and lemon and mix briefly until combined
- 4. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and salt
- 5. Mix until dough forms
- 6. Wrap with plastic wrap
- 7. Chill in fridge - approx 1 hr
- 8. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
- 9. Line 2 clean baking sheets with parchment paper
- 10. Roll out dough until 1/4" thick and cut into different shapes
- 11. Transfer dough to 2 baking sheets
- 12. Bake until browned at edges - 8 min, 175°C
- 13. Cool on a wire rack
- 14. Add egg white to a clean large mixing bowl
- 15. Whisk until frothy
- 16. Add powdered sugar to the icing
- 17. Whisk until thick
- 18. Decorate cookies with piping bag
Method
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