Description
Delightful Sugar Star Cookies sparkle with festive charm, promising a sweet journey through holiday memories. Christmas baking reaches new heights when these delicate, buttery treats melt in your mouth, inviting pure joy and celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 ½ cups (310 g) all-purpose flour
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Icing Ingredients:
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 12 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- Food coloring (optional)
- Sprinkles or edible glitter (optional)
Instructions
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a pristine mixing vessel, creating a uniform dry mixture that ensures smooth cookie texture.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a spacious bowl, whipping vigorously until the mixture transforms into a pale, airy consistency with soft peaks.
- Incorporate the egg, blending seamlessly along with vanilla and almond extracts, which will infuse delicate aromatic undertones into the developing dough.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, using deliberate sweeping motions to prevent overmixing and maintain the delicate cookie structure.
- Once the ingredients merge into a cohesive dough, stop mixing immediately to preserve the cookies’ tender crumb and prevent potential toughness.
- If the dough feels too soft, refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow ingredients to settle and make rolling and cutting more manageable.
- When ready to bake, transfer the chilled dough onto a lightly floured surface, rolling out to an even thickness for consistent, beautifully shaped sugar star cookies.
Notes
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and ensure crisp, clean star shapes.
- Use room temperature butter for smoother creaming and better incorporation with sugar, creating a lighter texture.
- Dust work surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar instead of flour to keep cookie edges pristine and prevent toughening.
- For dietary variations, swap regular butter with vegan margarine and use egg substitute like ground flaxseed for gluten-free or vegan options.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 48 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 19 mg