Description
Classic buttery cookies with a hint of Christmas!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Festive sanding sugar and sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- In a mixing bowl or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add 1 cup softened unsalted butter and ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar. Mix until well combined.
- Beat in 1 egg and 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Add 2¼ cups all purpose flour and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, mixing just until the dough comes together.
- Load the prepared dough into a cookie press according to the manufacturer’s instructions, making sure to insert your desired shape disc.
- Press the cookies directly onto an unlined, ungreased baking sheet. They will not stick properly if the pan is greased or lined.
- Sprinkle each cookie with sanding sugar or sprinkles if desired.
- Bake for 6-7 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to show color.
- Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for several minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Let the baking sheet cool completely, or switch to a different sheet before pressing your next batch. Switch out your disc before loading the next batch of dough if you want the next set to be a different shape.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Sweet Tooth
- Method: Oven