Wednesday, October 22, 2014

12 Days of Baking–Countdown to Christmas 2014

Snowflake Cookies Recipe

Snowflake Cookies Recipe

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups cake flour
  • 2 tablespoons edible glitter
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Divide in half. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. snowflake-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 300° for 8-10 minutes or until firm. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill and reroll scraps if desired.
  • In a small re-sealable plastic bag, combine edible glitter and remaining sugar. Seal bag; crush mixture to break glitter into smaller pieces. Sprinkle over warm cookies. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 4 dozen

 

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    There are many other gift ideas in our Countdown to Christmas series, so check out these other goodies:

    Week 1

    Week 2

    Week 3

    Week 4

    Week 5


    More recipes and goodies:

    Fruitcake cookies

    Chocolate Macadamia Nut Coconut Cookies

    Apple Cider Caramel Cookies

    Chocolate Christmas Cookies

    Enjoy,

    Julie and Blu