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    Home » Recipes » Cookies

    Simple Sugar Cookies

    January 21, 2021 by Jules 1 Comment

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    Everyone needs a good sugar cookie recipe, and this one is my favourite. It's easy to work with and holds its shape wonderfully in the oven (so you can cut out any kind of crazy cookies you want to), but you don't have to sacrifice taste to achieve that - it's still very flavourful and buttery.

    simple valentines sugar cookies with a bite out of it

    How to decorate Sugar Cookies

    These sugar cookies are pretty tasty on their own, but they look so darn cute with some royal icing piped on! You can use this royal icing to do whatever design or colour you feel like. I chose these pink and white hearts as we're coming up to Valentines Day. I piped my icing but you can dip the cookies in it or even spread them on with a knife - whatever sounds like the most fun to you!

    Sugar cookies for valentines day, heart shaped and iced in pink and white

    Easy Sugar Cookies

    This sugar cookie has it all, it's buttery and delicious, but also holds it's shape well and has a gorgeous 'snap'
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Servings 24 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    For the Cookies

    • 1 cup Butter
    • 1 cup White Sugar
    • 2 cups All-purpose Flour

    For the Royal Icing

    • 3 Egg Whites
    • 3 cups Icing Sugar
    • 2 drops Food colouring (optional)

    Instructions
     

    Make the Cookies

    • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
    • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
    • Add the flour and mix until it comes together into a dough. If it doesn't come together, add a splash of milk or water
    • Knead the dough just until it is smooth and then roll out to about 5mm thick, cut into any shape you like and transfer to baking sheett
    • Bake for 12-15 minute, or just until the edges are about to turn golden brown

    Make the Royal Icing

    • Beat together egg whites and icing sugar until combined
    • To test if the icing is the right consistency, lift a spoonful of icing out and drizzle it back into the bowl, it should sit on the surface for about 15 seconds before completely disappearing back into itself. If it takes longer, add a splash of water and mix again, if it goes too quickly, add a spoonful of icing sugar and mix again. Repeat until the desired consistency is reached. (This only really matters if you intend to pipe your icing onto your cookies)
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    Juliane Grasekamp from Bonni Bakery

    Hi, I'm Jules!

    I'm a recipe developer and food photographer, specializing in baked goods - because, yum.

    After running my own bakery in Scotland for 10 years, I packed up my piping bags and moved across the pond. Now I'm sharing all my tried and true recipes from our kitchen!

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