Description
Simple and sweet, these festive sugar cookies topped with buttercream frosting are going to be the easiest (and cutest) cookie on your holiday cookie platter. Use fluted biscuit cutters in all sizes to make an array of wreaths.
Ingredients
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Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Buttercream Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- Green food coloring
- Round sprinkles to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter and sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, baking powder, and salt and continue mixing until combined and smooth, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
- Turn mixer speed to low and add flour, mixing until dough comes together.
- Divide dough in half sections. On a floured work surface roll dough to 1/3 inch thick. Using fluted biscuit cutters, or a wreath cookie cutter, cut out shapes and place cookies on the prepared baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart. If you are baking in batches, keep unused dough in a refrigerator until ready to use to prevent dough from getting too warm. Also, if making different sized wreaths, bake like-sized shapes together to ensure even baking.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare frosting: In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter on medium speed until smooth. Turn the mixer to low and add powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. Mix until combined. Turn the mixer up to medium speed and mix until creamy, adding in more milk if desired.
- Add a drop or two of food coloring and mix until frosting is a uniform color.
- Using a piping bag or an offset spatula, spread frosting on top of cooled cookies. Decorate with sprinkles as desired.
Notes
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days.
