Alton Brown's Easy Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
Discover the secret to perfect cutout cookies. Try Alton Brown's recipe for thick, tasty cookies that everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- powdered sugar, for rolling dough
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Instructions
- Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. In another mixing bowl beat the egg until light in color. Add the milk to the egg and mix to combine.
- On low speed of an electric mixer, add in the flour and mix until dough pulls away form the side of the bowl. Divide dough in half and wrap each one n waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Dust the surface where you will roll out the dough with powdered sugar, roll dough 1/4 thick. Cut into shapes, place 1-inch apart onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Let cookies sit for 2 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
- Serve as is or frost if desired.
Powdered Sugar Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar2-3+ tablespoons heavy cream or milk (depending on the thickness you desire.)1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractpinch of saltIn a medium bowl, combine all four ingredients. stir well until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps. Adjust consistency, if it is too thick add a free drops of cream or milk to thin. If too thin and in more powdered sugar.
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