Easter sugar cookies
 
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Easter
Serves: 30 cookies
Ingredients
  • 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 1tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 370g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1tsp mixed spice
  • 1tsp ground ginger
  • ICING
  • 500g royal icing sugar
  • Food colouring
Instructions
  1. Using electric whisk, beat butter, sugar and salt in large bowl until pale and thick. Beat in egg and vanilla extract, then sieve in flour, baking powder and spices in 4-5 additions, mixing well between each. Once dough comes together, knead lightly into smooth ball. Flatten to disc, cover with clingfilm and chill for 30mins.
  2. Preheat oven to 180C. Cut dough into quarters and on lightly floured surface, roll out each piece into 1/2cm-thickness. Stamp out shapes using biscuit cutters, re-rolling and cutting any leftover dough. Transfer to baking sheet lined with baking parchment and cook for 9-10mins until lightly golden, then cool on wire rack. While first batch bakes, roll out and cut out next batch, and so on until all dough is used up.
  3. When cookies have cooled, make icing. Put icing sugar in bowl and gradually stir in 4-5tbsp water until smooth and glossy. Split icing between bowls and add different food colourings; use to decorate cookies. Let icing dry for at least 15mins before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 190 Fat: 6g Saturated fat: 3..8g Carbohydrates: 34g Sugar: 23g Salt: 0.23g Fibre: 0.5g Protein: 1.8g
Recipe by tasty at http://tasty.haribotech.co.uk/?p=807