HOLIDAY CUTOUTS

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Categories     Cookies     Bake     Christmas     Winter     Gourmet

Yield Makes 7 to 8 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients for basic butter cookies
Decorating icing (optional)
Food coloring in various colors (optional)
Garnish: edible glitter and nonpareils (see cooks' note, below)
Special Equipment
1 1/2- to 2-inch holiday cookie cutters*; several small heavy-duty sealable plastic bags (not pleated)

Steps:

  • Follow recipe for basic butter cookies, forming dough into 2 balls (instead of a log) and flattening each into a 6-inch disk. Chill disks, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
  • While oven preheats, roll out 1 piece of dough (keep remaining dough chilled) into a 9-inch round (slightly less than 1/4 inch thick) on a well-floured surface with a well-floured rolling pin. (If dough becomes too soft to roll out, chill on a baking sheet until firm.) Cut out as many cookies as possible from dough with cutters and transfer to 2 ungreased large baking sheets, arranging cookies about 1 inch apart. If garnishing, sprinkle cookies with glitter or nonpareils.
  • Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes total, then transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool completely.
  • Gather scraps and chill until firm enough to reroll, 10 to 15 minutes. Make more cookies with remaining dough and scraps (reroll only once) and bake on cooled sheets.
  • If coloring icing, transfer 1/4 cup icing to a small bowl for each color and tint with food coloring (if using plain white icing, spoon into 1 bag). Spoon each color icing into a bag, pressing out excess air, and snip an 1/8-inch opening in 1 corner of each bag. Twist each bag firmly just above icing, then decoratively pipe icing onto cookies. Let icing dry completely (about 1 hour, depending on humidity) before storing cookies.
  • *Available at New York Cake & Baking Distributor (800-942-2539).

Michele Rogers
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I can't wait to try these cookies! They look so delicious.


Shonuff Pimpin
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These cookies look like they would be a lot of work to make, but they're probably worth it.


Zober Fayaz
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I'm not sure if I have all of the ingredients for these cookies. I'll have to check my pantry.


Gikorgio
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These cookies look really good, but they're probably really high in calories.


Kristie Myers
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I'm not sure about the combination of flavors in these cookies. I've never had a cookie with both chocolate and peppermint before.


Tanvir islam Likhon
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These cookies look a little too complicated for me. I'm not a very experienced baker.


Sarah Andrews
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I'm allergic to nuts, so I'm not sure if I can make these cookies.


DJ Samim
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I'm not a big fan of sugar cookies, but these look really good.


Abigail Temesgen
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These cookies sound delicious. I can't wait to try them.


Ramos Zamokuhle
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I love the way these cookies look. They're so festive and cheerful.


Md shohug
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These cookies are so easy to make, and they're so versatile. You can decorate them any way you want.


Sha koli Jannat
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I made these cookies for a cookie exchange, and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Luna Mae
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These cookies are the perfect holiday treat. They're festive, delicious, and easy to make.


Maria Martinez
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My kids loved helping me make these cookies. They were so excited to decorate them, and they couldn't wait to eat them.


Augustina Baedin
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These holiday cutouts were a huge hit at our Christmas party! They were so easy to make and decorate, and they tasted delicious. I'll definitely be making them again next year.