Best Soft Christmas Cookies
Description
This Christmas cookie recipe makes soft, tender cut-out sugar cookies that hold their shape and are fun to decorate with colored sugar or icing for gifting.
Ingredients
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3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup margarine, softened
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2 eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
3
Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
4
Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
5
Wrap dough and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
6
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
7
Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using Christmas cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
8
Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting or decorating.
9
Serve and enjoy!