Best Soft Christmas Cookies
Categories :Christmas
Servings :10
Difficulty :Medium
CookTime :00:15 minutes
PrepTime :02:35 minutes
Description :
These soft Christmas cookies will quickly become a holiday tradition in your family.
- 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instruction :
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
- Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using Christmas cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
- Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.