Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

In the huge variety of cookies that can be found today, this sugar cookie is considered old-fashioned and simple, but it It is specially prepared for the holidays and covered with glaze. therefore at first glance it may seem tasteless and savory, but when you cover it with glaze, everything will fall into place. Bake cookies for any holidays, cutting thematic figures out of the dough, cover with royal glaze, a recipe for which is also presented lower, or just sprinkle with colored sugar and treat your loved ones and children who are especially happy to be such a treat. друзьями: Time: 4 час. 40 min Difficulty: easy Quantity: 48 pcs. The recipes use dimensional capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Sugar Cookies

• 220 gr butter
• 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• Colored sugar and milk for decoration, or royal icing (recipe see below)

Royal icing

• 0.9 kg powdered sugar
• 0.5 tbsp. + 2 tbsp. l dry egg white
• Food coloring (optional)

Recipes with similar ingredients: butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, premium flour, icing sugar, egg powder

Recipe preparation:

1. Sugar Cookies

   In a large bowl, whisk the butter with an electric mixer and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.

2. Pour flour, baking powder and salt into another large bowl and mix well. Mix the flour mixture into the oil 1 tbsp. behind time. Put the dough in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 175 ° C. Cover the pan with parchment. Roll out the dough and cut it out with a knife or cookie cutter various figures. Lay the pieces on the prepared pan. If you decorate cookies with colored sugar, grease the figures with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar (if decorated with royal icing, then bake cookies first). Bake until cookies start darken around the edges, 10-15 minutes, depending on size figures.
4. Put the cookies on the wire rack to cool completely. If a use royal icing, decorate cookies on your taste.

5. Royal icing

   In a large bowl, mix powdered sugar, dried egg white and 3/4 Art. water. Mix with a mixer at low speed until the icing It will become strong enough and will not form peaks; glaze should be snow-white and dense, but not lush and airy. If you beat the glaze is too strong, it will become airy, and it will be difficult with it work. If this happens, let the glaze settle and then vigorously beat it with a silicone spatula until smooth consistency.

6. Add up to 1 tbsp. l food coloring and mix silicone spatula to make the color uniform. For the royal glazes are best suited for gel dyes, as liquid will be dilute it. Be careful not to add too much. dye, so your glaze will lose its luster, and its structure may collapse in a couple of days. Keep the icing at room temperature, putting a plastic film on its surface.