Christmas Cut-Outs with Buttercream Frosting
The most delicious Christmas sugar cookie recipe with buttercream frosting.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- Rolling Pin
- cookie cutters
- sifter
- pastry cloth and rolling pin cover (if desired)
Ingredients
Cookie
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Buttercream Frosting
- 2 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp cream
- 3/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Cream together butter, sifted powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Set aside.
- In a seperate bowl mix flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Slowly mix flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Form into a ball, flatten and wrap in saran wrap.
- Put into fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- After dough is chilled remove from fridge.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Sprinkle a pastry cloth or clean counter top with a mixture of powdered sugar and flour. You can also cover your rolling pin with flour/sugar mixture.
- Roll dough out to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out cookies and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 6 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Remove from oven and place cookies onto cooling rack.
- Make the frosting.
Frosting instructions
- Blend together butter, sifted powdered sugar, vanilla and cream in a kitchen aid or with a handheld mixer.
- Frost cookies after they are cooled, decorate with sprinkles or whatever you would like and enjoy!
