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white-iced snowflake sugar cookies dusted with sparkling sugar on a pale board in a wide horizontal shot, faux snow and silver ribbon nearby, soft bright light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Snowflake Sugar Cookies

Classic vanilla sugar cookies that have been cut into snowflakes and adorned with white royal icing and shimmering sugar.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar for icing
  • 2 tbsp milk for icing
  • 2 tbsp sparkling sugar

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to form a dough, then chill 1 hour.
  3. Roll to 1/4 inch and cut snowflake shapes, then bake at 350F for 9-10 minutes.
  4. Cool fully, then whisk the powdered sugar with milk into a pipeable icing.
  5. Pipe snowflake patterns and finish with a sprinkle of sparkling sugar.

Notes

Let the icing dry an hour before stacking so the designs don't smudge.