Christmas Butter Cookies

Name: Christmas Butter Cookies
Prep time: 75 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 2/3 cups sugar; 250 grams unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoons salt; 4 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 cup icing sugar; 3 egg whites; food coloring

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Delicious butter cookies decorated with colorful frostings for Christmas. Secret Tip: To make your cookies last longer, place them in an airtight container.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 13-10-2016

Preparation

1h 15 mins

Medium

Preheat the oven to 180°C, and prepare the baking trays with parchment paper. Cream the butter with the sugar in the mixer. Add the egg yolks, vanilla, flour, and salt, and beat until combined. Transfer the dough to a flat, floured surface and shape it with your hands until forming a ball of dough. With a floured rolling pin, flatten the dough. Cut the cookies into Christmas shapes (Christmas trees, snowflakes, spheres, etc.) Place the cookies on the baking tray and put them in the oven for 10 minutes. (The cooking time depends on the thickness of the cookies, it's important to watch them so they don't burn). To prepare the frosting for decorating, place the egg whites in the mixer until frothy. Gradually add the powdered sugar until forming a smooth and even frosting. Put some frosting in a container and color it with the desired color by adding a few drops of food coloring. Repeat with other colors. Place in a piping bag and decorate the cookies.