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Holiday Sugar Sprinkled Butter Cookies

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I’ve never met a butter cookie I didn’t like. They are delicate and melt in your mouth. There are 4 generations of bakers in my husbands family and they all have preferred butter cookies over sugar cookies. It’s what the family bakery, that has been in continuous operation for more than 100 years in Philadelphia, sells. Although this is not the bakery’s recipe these holiday sugar sprinkled butter cookies are a treat.

Last year I was in great pain as I had thrown out my back but I really wanted to get cookie recipes on the site so I had a number of cake mix versions like Christmas chocolate chip cookies, nutty triple Christmas cookies and Devil’s food mini chip cookies that I posted. After all, who doesn’t like to have a few cookie recipes that can be whipped up quickly.

When I started thinking about cookies for this week long event I immediately thought of family and the bakery. My uncle-in-law once gave me the butter cookie recipe but it was for dozens and dozens of cookies made in commercial mixers and baked in commercial ovens. I’ve never made it. So, in honor of family and Christmas and gathering friends and family around the table I wanted to make a butter cookie that was sugar sprinkled. Because who doesn’t love sprinkles?!

It’s the start of Christmas Cookies week where blogger friends and I will share lots of yummy cookie recipes perfect for holiday gift giving, holiday cookie trays or dessert buffets. Put on some holiday music, soften the butter and turn on the oven. Today’s links are after the recipe. There are 30 bloggers participating today. Be sure to check them out.

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Holiday Sugar Sprinkled Butter Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 5 dozen

Holiday Sugar Sprinkled Butter Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Colored sprinkles or decorator sugar for dipping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine 1 cup of sugar and 3/4 cup butter in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and continue beating until combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined.
  2. Place colored sugar in a small bowl. Shape dough into 1-inch balls using a cookie scoop. Dip top of each dough ball in sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

I used decorator sugars but sprinkles will work well too.

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Holiday Coins

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Holiday coins are a delicate butter cookieThese are the best ever buttery, melt in your mouth cookies. They are easy to make. Mix it up and used different types of nuts, decorator sugar or sprinkles. Wilton makes a variety of colors perfect for any occasion. I like easy recipes that make many servings. This cookie recipe will make about 6 dozen cookies. It’s economical too…the ingredients are not all that expensive.

I love butter cookies and this holiday sugar sprinkled butter cookie is just as tender but does not need to be refrigerated. It’s a drop cookie versus a slice and bake.

Because this recipe makes so many cookies, it’s perfect for a bake sale. Use decorator’s sugar in your school or organizations colors and package them in cello bags tied with ribbon in those colors.

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Holiday Coins

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Yield: 6 dozen

Holiday Coins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons any color decorator's sugar

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In medium size bowl, beat butter until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in sugar until fluffy, 2 minutes or so. Beat in yolks and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until dough comes together. Divide dough into quarters.
  2. Roll each quarter of dough into a 6-inch log that is 1-inch thick. On a cutting board spread the decorator's sugar in a rectangle, about 7 x 5 inches. Roll 2 of the logs in colored sugar to evenly coat edge. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
  3. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap logs. Cut each log into 16 slices about 1/4 inch thick. (Depending on your logs, you may get more or less.). Transfer slices to ungreased baking sheets.
  4. Bake cookies at 350 degrees F for 12 to 14 minutes or until just golden around the edges. Darker baking sheets will darken cookies more quickly than lighter ones, so keep an eye on them. Remove from cookie sheets to wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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