Christmas Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are a very easy cookie to make and are ideal for using when you want shaped cookies as they hold their shape when baked. There are many variations in recipes for sugar cookies – here is a basic one:

 

2.75 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup butter

1.5 cups white sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

 

Mix all the ingredients together in the bowl. Then use your hands and knead the dough into a ball. Take the ball of dough and place it onto a floured surface (to stop it sticking). Using a rolling pin roll out the dough and use your cookie cutters to create the shapes. Place the cookies onto a baking sheet covered in greaseproof paper and bake for 8-10 mins at 180 degrees celsius.

Once cooled decorate with icing, sprinkles, etc.

Tip – gingerbread men turned upside down make great reindeer shapes! See photo below!