Snowflake Sugar Cookies

The holidays are a perfect time of year to spend some time baking cookies as a family. Featuring fun shapes and decorative icing, these Christmas cookies will be a hit at home or your next holiday party.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 204 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 cups flour
• Reynolds® Parchment Paper
• Milk
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract (Optional)
• Colored sprinkles

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with Reynolds® Parchment Paper, set aside.

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy with an electric mixer. Mix in egg and lemon extract until well blended.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until smooth. Divide dough in half; shape into 2 flat disks. Wrap dough in parchment paper; refrigerate 1 hour until firm enough to roll.

Step 4

Roll out the dough 1/8-inch thick between two sheets of lightly floured parchment paper.

Step 5

Cut dough with 2 to 6-inch snowflake cookie cutters. Place cookies 1-inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Decorate with colored sprinkles.

Step 6

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown on edges. Cool.

Step 7

Mix powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl, adding milk slowly until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over cooled cookies.