Sugar Cookies for decorating

 Sugar cookies for decorating

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups flour 480g, sifted
• 1/3 cup corn starch 40g
• 3/4 tsp salt 4g
• 1 cup unsalted butter 227g
• 1 cup sugar 200g
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL

Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Sift your the flour, corn starch and salt in a large bowl. Give it a whisk.
• In your standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the eggs while mixing. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
• Add 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• Pour in the flour mixture and mix until everything is well incorporated.
• Put the dough in a plastic bag, flatten it together, then chill it in the refrigerator so it firms up.
• Once the dough is chilled, place it on a rolling matt, sprinkle with flour and roll out with a rolling pin. Move the dough around so to prevent it from sticking.
• Use a circular cookie cutter to cut out your cookies. Take away extra scraps to re-roll for more cookies.
• Place them on a non-stick baking sheet and bake at 375F for 12 minutes.

Notes

I often use 1/2 cup of corn start for this recipe as if gives you LAZER sharp edges but recently reduced it to a 1/3 cup. This gives a slightly softer cookie  while still retaining almost all of the shape during baking. If you want a really soft cookie just add a 1/4 cup and you cookie dough will still be pretty manageable. 

Nutrition

Serving: 28g | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg