Sugar Cookies
Buttery delicious crunchiness
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup flour (125g)
- 1/4 cup sugar (50g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter (diced) (75g)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
Royal Icing
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup icing sugar (120g)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Dough
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl
- Mix in butter for 1 minute just until it starts to crumble
- Add milk and vanilla extract (or any other flavor)and mix it until a dough forms
- Cover dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes
- Roll on a floured surface, cut shapes and return to fridge while the oven preheats
- Bake at 180*C for 12 minutes
Royal Icing
- Beat egg white until foamy
- Add sugar in increments until combined
- Add vanilla, salt and cream of tartar and mix until creamy
- Divide batter in containers and add color of choice
- For thicker consistency, add more sugar
- For thinner consistency, add 1 tsp of water at a time