Sugar Cookies
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- Total Time
- 1hr 37mins
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- Serves
- 24
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- Calories
- 129
Sweet and tender cookies with wonderfully crisp edges, that make delicious anytime treats. Enjoy plain, or decorate with icing to make them festive.
recipe updated Feb 18, 2022
Ingredients
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- Unsalted butter
- 115 g
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- Cream cheese
- 25 g
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- Granulated sugar
- 100 g
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- Egg
- 1
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- Vanilla extract
- 3 g
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- Lemon
- 5 g
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- All purpose flour
- 220 g
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- Baking powder
- 5 g
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- Salt
- 1 pinch
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- Egg white
- 1
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- Powdered sugar
- 240 g
Tools
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Stand mixer
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Oven
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Parchment paper
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Cooling rack
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Plastic wrap
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Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
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Large mixing bowl
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Step preview
- Add unsalted butter, cream cheese and granulated sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
- Cream until light and fluffy
- Add egg, vanilla extract and lemon and mix briefly until combined
- Add all purpose flour, baking powder and salt
- Mix until dough forms
- Wrap with plastic wrap
- Chill in fridge - approx 1 hr
- Pre-heat oven - 175°C
- Line 2 clean baking sheets with parchment paper
- Roll out dough until 1/4" thick and cut into different shapes
- Transfer dough to 2 baking sheets
- Bake until browned at edges - 8 min, 175°C
- Cool on a wire rack
- Add egg white to a clean large mixing bowl
- Whisk until frothy
- Add powdered sugar to the icing
- Whisk until thick
- Decorate cookies with piping bag