Powdered sugar cookies are easy to make, delicious, crisp, melt in your mouth sugar cookies. You can decorate them or enjoy them plain.
When I wanted to make cookies for Spane’s classroom for Valentines Day, I had the cookie bags completed, and just needed to make the cookies. Usually, I use the Rollout Cookie recipe, which calls for 2 cups of granulated sugar. A horror of horrors, I did not have enough granulated sugar! But, I did have a lot of powdered sugar. People will tell you that you cannot make cookies with powdered sugar. Well, I’m here to tell you they are wrong! You can make nice crisp, melt in your mouth sugar cookies with powdered sugar!
I don’t bother making a glaze. I just buy the vanilla cream frosting in a can. Yes, I know, everything fresh, but the canned frosting is perfect for glazing. Mind you, I would never use it to frost a cake!
Decorate Your Cookies
Decide on what colors, if any you are going to use to color the glaze. I used a rose-pink gel color from Wilton. Gel colors are much brighter than food coloring, and won’t dilute your glaze.
Get some microwave safe bowls, and put some of the frostings in the bowls. You can add color at this time. Depending on what color you want to use first, put it in the microwave for about 10 seconds, checking carefully to see when the frosting has melted.
Stir the melted frosting to mix the color in, then use a silicone pastry brush to brush the glaze on.
I used a small heart cut out and filled it with red sugar for the hearts with hearts in the center. To make the hearts with the lines, I painted one side with plain icing, sprinkled sugar, then painted the other side the other color, then sprinkled more sugar to fill in the blank areas.
To make the chocolate glaze, just add a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa to the melted frosting and stir it well, then paint as usual.
Powdered Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Powdered Sugar Cookies
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 eggs
For Chocolate Cookies
- ¼ cup cocoa, unsweetened, optional
Instructions
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartarPut flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a bowl and whisk to remove any lumps.
- 3 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 cups unsalted butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon almond extract, 2 eggsIn a stand mixer, beat powdered sugar, the butter, vanilla, almond extract and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour mixture and make sure it is well incorporated.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, overnight is preferred.
- Heat oven to 375 °F (191 °C). Put parchment paper on your cookie sheet or lightly grease it.
- Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut into desired shapes with 3-inch cookie cutters. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Notes
If desired, color the dough with the gel colorants. If you want chocolate sugar cookies, add 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa.
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