Christmas icebox cookies

Name: Christmas icebox cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 55
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup red, green and white sprinkles, (optional); 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup granulalted sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1 tbsp milk

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time1 hr 30 mins
Makes55 cookies

Photo: Erik Putz

This make-ahead dough will be your holiday savour. Prepare the dough now and then freeze it until that holiday bake sale or unexpected guest pops up.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup red, green and white sprinkles, (optional)
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulalted sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp milk

Instructions

Stir flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add sprinkles, if desired. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
Beat butter and sugar on medium-high in a large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture until just combined. Gather dough into a ball and divide in half, rolling each portion into a 2-in.-wide log. Wrap logs in waxed paper and chill until firm, 1 to 1½ hr.
Slice cookies into ¼-in. rounds and arrange 1 in. apart on prepared sheets. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 min. Let cool on sheets for 1 min, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Whisk icing sugar with milk until smooth. Brush cookies with a thin layer of icing.

Nutrition (per cookie)

Protein 1g, Carbohydrates 7g, Fat 3g, Sodium 23mg.

Originally published in the Today’s Parent November/December 2018 issue. Photo by Erik Putz.

This article was originally published on Nov 09, 2018