Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Prep time: 30 minutes * Chill time: 1 hour * Bake time: 11 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 g) salted room butter, softened

• 1 1/2 cups (180 g) powdered sugar

• 1 large egg

• 3 1/4 cup (420g) EMH General Purpose Flour

Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1 tablespoon milk (a little more or less if desired)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

• couple drops of food coloring, optional

Directions

1. Thoroughly combine butter and 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar until smooth.

2. Add egg and mix well.

3. Sift in flour a third at a time, mixing after each addition. May have to use hands to form a ball.

4. Divide dough into two balls and refrigerate for one hour.

5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

6. Roll out dough to 1/8”-1/4” (dough will be very firm)

7. Using cookie cutters, press into dough and gently press dough from cookie cutter onto parchment lined cookie sheet.

8. Bake for 11 minutes until cookies are golden.

9. Cool completely before icing.

10. Icing: Mix 1 cup powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and desired food coloring together until smooth and uniform. Put in a plastic bag and cut off a small corner. Twist the top of the plastic bag to get the icing out.

11. Decorate as desired!