This Christmas cookie recipe makes soft, tender sugar cutouts that hold their shape. Sprinkle with colored sugar before baking or frost when cool.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Calories
97 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
Step 2
Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
Step 3
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 4
Beat sugar and margarine 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.
Step 5
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.
