This recipe is the best-tasting cut-out cookie for making simple Christmas cookies. But I roll them out quite thin so they break easily if you are thinking of packing and sending them.
3/4 cup butter or margarine (170g)
1 cup sugar
1 teas vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2＋ cups flour
1 teas baking powder
1 teas salt
Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in eggs. Add B.P. and mix in flour, finally using hands. Mix in a little more flour if necessary.
Roll out 1/4″. Cut out and place on lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Bake in pre-heated 400°F (200℃) oven 6-8 minutes. Immediately remove to cooling rack.
If you prefer to ice the cookies, omit colored sugar and ice with Royal Icing.
Royal Icing
1egg white
2-3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Beat well. Divide and add different food colors. Let cookies cool well before icing.
Store in a tightly sealed container to prevent sogginess, esp if you live in a damp climate, like Japan!
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