# Christmas Sugar Cookies

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/christmas-sugar-cookies/
- Published: 2015-11-20T15:00:58+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

### Christmas Sugar Cookies are a traditional American Christmas recipe.

They are sweet and buttery with a crisp outside. They are perfect to use with cookie
cutters then decorated with royal icing.

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## Christmas Sugar Cookies

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Classic sugar cookies decorated with icing and sprinkles. Fun, festive, and perfect
for baking with kids.

 Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

 Adjust servings

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–

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

120

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 185 grams Butter
 * 1 cup Caster Sugar
 * 1 Egg
 * 1 egg yolk-(extra)
 * 2 tsp Vanilla extract
 * 2.5 cups Flour
 * 1 tsp Custard powder

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### Directions

 * Beat together the butter, vanilla extract and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
 * Add the plain flour, custard powder, egg yolk and egg and mix until the dough
   is combined.
 * Lightly knead the dough and wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 
   half an hour.
 * Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
 * Roll out the dough (it’s easier to roll it out between two pieces of baking paper)
   until nice and thin.
 * Use cooking cutters to cut out the required shapes.
 * Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 10 minutes or until
   golden.
 * Decorate as desired!  These also make great Christmas gifts!
 * Recipe Tips and Hints:
 * Christmas Sugar Cookies dough is suitable to freeze for up to two months. Roll
   into a ball or log and cover with plastic wrap.

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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## Comments

### By: Sara M

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/christmas-sugar-cookies/#comment-7830
- Published: 2012-11-25T12:23:20+11:00

Would these work with Nutelex substituted for the butter? I have someone with a 
dairy and soy intolerance in my house.

### By: Bec

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/christmas-sugar-cookies/#comment-11657
- Published: 2012-12-02T20:00:53+11:00

How far in advance can I cook these as I want to give out Xmas day for small gifts
an may be pressed for time in couple of days leading up to Xmas, thanx ‘)