Christmas Star Cookies
These Christmas Star Cookies are my basic Sugar Cookie recipe just done with glaze and decorated into these pretty little stars. This is a recipe I have been making since the beginning of time and it is a no fail Christmas favourite with the kids.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Cups plain flour
- 1 Cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 Cup butter at room temperature
- 1 Egg
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
For the glaze
- 2 Cups Icing sugar
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy. This will take about 3-5 minutes. Add in your egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and stir in into the mixture. Don't over mix. Once you have a cookie dough texture, divide you dough into two equal portions and flatten out to disks. Wrap it in plastic wrap and freeze it for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking trays. Remove your dough from the freezer and leave it for a few minutes before rolling it out. Roll each disk out onto a floured surface, sprinkling a little flour on top of the dough so it doesn't stick to the rolling pin. Don't roll them too thin or they will likely brown and be too hard. Using star cookie cutters, cut them into shapes.
- Bake for around 10 minutes turning the tray half way through baking. Place the tray on a cooling rack to cool. They do not need to be golden brown to be baked. They will still look quite pale, but this is how you want them. Once removed from the oven they will set and harden and even have a crisp to them. Repeat for all cookies.
- Make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar and milk.
- Once cookies have cooled completely you can decorate them. Using a butter knife, spread a small amount of glaze on each cookie. It will naturally run to the sides a bit. As it starts to drip off the sides, use your knife to gently scrape it off. Tap sprinkles over cookies as you glaze them, before the glaze dries. Repeat for all cookies. When the cookies have cooled completely, you can use your knife to gently scrape of any dripping down the side of your cookies.
- Allow cookies to dry completely before stacking and storing.
- Can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week or in your freezer for a month.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Star Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 98
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 11mg4%
Sodium 31mg1%
Potassium 11mg0%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 87IU2%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.