Christmas Butter Cookies
These Christmas butter cookies are soft, delicate, and perfect for decorating with festive colors and sprinkles. Part of the dough is colored red, then both colors are piped through a star tip to create pretty cookies that look beautiful on a holiday tray.
Ingredients
For Christmas Butter Cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 110 g
- ½ cup Scant powdered sugar 50 g
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 100 g
- ½ cup cornstarch 60 g
- Red food coloring as needed
- Colorful sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream the Butter: Beat the softened butter with the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add the Egg White: Mix in the egg white, vanilla, and salt until everything is well combined.
- Add the Dry Ingredients: Add the flour and cornstarch and mix just until a smooth, pipeable cookie dough forms.
- Color the Dough: Divide the dough into two portions. Leave one plain and mix a little red food coloring into the other.
- Fill the Piping Bags: Transfer each dough to a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
- Shape: Pipe the cookies directly onto the prepared baking sheet in your favorite shapes. Add colorful sprinkles as desired.
- Bake: Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies are set. Keep an eye on them so the lighter dough does not become too brown.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 7mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 288IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.5mg
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