Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies with Icing

Make the easiest Sugar Cookie that’s both delicious and easy to make! Use this recipe to decorate your delicious sugar cookies for any occasion whether it’s Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines or just to have some baking fun!

What I call “Christmas Sugar Cookies” are nothing but simple vanilla biscuit cut out in Christmas shapes and iced with colourful festive icing.

One of the things that I love about this cookie dough is that it’s incredibly easy to throw together. I can usually mix up the dough in about 10 minutes. These cookies bake up perfect every single time, they don’t spread, and hold their shape…..which is exactly what we want:)

Adding the corn starch to the cookies makes it not to spread. It also makes the cookie tender and crisp, not chewy though.

WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THR SUGAR COOKIES:

It takes only 4 ingredients to make the absolute best cut out sugar cookie icing that hardens to a shiny, glossy surface that’s durable enough to be stacked or wrapped.

The trick to getting sugar cookie icing to harden is in the ingredients…… powdered sugar, water, and corn syrup. The extract adds a boost of flavor. The small amount of corn syrup gives that shiny, glossy surface. Since there is no butter or fat in the icing recipe, the icing will harden similar to royal icing.

Adding food colour is the fun part, you can choose any colors you like and add as much or as little until you reach your desired color. Gel food coloring works best so you don’t add in too much extra liquid.

WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE ICING:

Pro Tips

• It’s better to use unsalted butter and then add salt to the recipe. However, if you do use salted butter just skip adding salt.
• Use soft butter and not melted butter as it will change the texture of the cookies.
• I have used granulated sugar, you can however use powdered sugar as well.
• Make sure to cream the butter and the sugar really well till the butter changes colour to whitish.
• Do not roll out the dough too thin as the cookie will tend to break when icing them.
• The powdered sugar used for the icing must be sieved so that there are no lumps
• You can use warm milk instead of water for the icing mixture.
• You will be able to find corn syrup easily in any baker supplies. Adding corn syrup to the mixture will make the icing shiny and glossy.
• I have used vanilla extract; you can use any other extract of your choice.
• While making the icing add more warm water or milk little at a time till you get a piping consistency.
• You will have to be a little quick with the icing as it tends to solidify fast.

Watch how to make the Christmas Sugar Cookies with Icing:

Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies with Icing

Recipe by TinaCourse: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Prep Time

15

minutes

Baking Time

10

Minutes

Yields

20

cookies

Easy sugar cookie recipe with icing that hardens quickly.

Ingredients

• For the sugar cookies

• ½ cup butter (113 gms)

• ½ cup granulated sugar (100 gms)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract (5ml)

• 1 Egg

• 2 cups flour (300 gms)

• 2tbsp corn starch (20 gms)

• salt to taste

• For the icing

• 1 ½ cup sugar

• 2 tbsp warm water (add more if required)

• ½ tsp corn syrup

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions

• For the sugar cookies
• Add butter into a a mixing bowl and whisk it a bit, then add the sugar and cream both of it till the butter turns whitish.
• Gradually add in the egg and vanilla extract and combine all the ingredients.
• Sift the flour, cornstarch and salt into the butter mixture and mix well using the hand blender.
• Then using your hands make a dough.
• Put the dough in a plastic warp and chill in the refrigerator till firm.
• Once the dough is firm cut it into portions and roll out each portion.
• Using a cookie cutter cut into desired shapes.
• Gently remove the cookies and place them on a baking sheet and bake them in a preheated oven at 180C for 10 minutes.
• Once done cool the cookies on a wire rack and then keep them in an airtight jar.
• For the Icing
• Combine warm water, corn syrup and vanilla extract.
• Pour this mixture into the powdered sugar (sift the sugar so there are no lumps)
• Using a whisk combine all the ingredients. If need be add more warm water little at a time till you get a pipeable consistency.
• Now divide the icing and add your favorite colours, mix well and pour them into a piping bag.
• You can be as creative as possible when it comes to decorating your cookies. Get your kids to do this, they will love it.

If you’ve tried this sugar cookie recipe then don’t forget to like it and leave a comment and let me know how you liked it, I love hearing from you!