No Fail Cut-Out cookies

This is the best and easiest recipe that I have done so far for cut-out cookies. I am not sure is it also because experience counts, hee. Cos it is so easy and effortless, at least in my opinion. The taste wise, it is quite good too, considering the usual cut-out cookies that doesn't crumble easily will usually be hard like stone. This still has a crunchy texture and good for icing decorations. Do note that the cookies do puff up a little bit.

I forget to credit the recipe creater, its taken off from Cookie Madness. I reduced the sugar amount.

It's a keeper for me.

380g plain flour
1tsp baking powder
230g butter, room temperature
170g sugar
1/2tsp salt (omit salt if you are using salted butter)
1tsp vanilla extract
1 egg

1. Combined flour and baking powder together.
2. Beat butter and sugar with mixer until light and fluffy
3. Add in salt and vanilla. Follow by egg, beat till just combined.
4. Add in the flour gradually and stir until incorporated, dought is formed.
5. This is what I would usually do. Scoop the dough onto parchment paper, cover with another layer of parchment paper on top. Use a rolling pin to roll to 1cm thickness, with the dough in between the parchment paper.Then put in fridge for about 1/2 hour.
(you can separate into 2-3 batches, so when you are cutting out the dough, it will not turn soft so fast.)
6. Remove from fridge, take out the top layer of parchment and cut out desired shapes.
7. Lay the cut-out dough on baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake in preheat oven 180 degree, for 10 mins or till the sides are turning golden brown.
8. Remove from oven, leave it in the tray for 5-10mins before transfering to rack to cool completely.

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

I adapted the recipe from CakeJournal. This is indeed a very simple and easy to make recipe. However, the taste is somewhat lacking, quite bland. It's good to try out this recipe for those who want to do cut-out cookies for the first time, I would say it's quite no fail. The dough is easy to manage and the cookie keeps its shape and doesn't break easily.

200g sugar (I used powered sugar)
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
200g unsalted butter, diced (Slightly softened)
450g plain flour (I sifted the flour)

1. With paddles attachment, mix sugar, eggs and vanilla together
2. Add in flour and and butter and mix till dough form
3. Keep in an airtight container or cling wrap, chilled for at least 2 hours.
4. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes.
5. Bake at preheat ove of 170 degree for about 15 mins or till sides turn brown.

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

This is taken from Bake at 350. Although in the recipe it doesn't requires any chilling but I did. The dough is much easier to handle after chilling for about 1/2 hour. Not sure is it because of this, the cookies puff up alittle. The sweetness is just nice with crisp texture, good to go with royal icing.

Oh yes, I almost forgot about it. This is done with my new gadget, the lettering imprint set from Germany. =)



3cup plain flour
2tsp baking powder
1cup sugar
225g butter
1 egg
1/2tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 175 degree.
Line parchment paper on baking sheet.

Combine flour and baking powder, set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together till pale and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
Add in the flour mixture gradually and beat till just combined.

(I chilled for half an hour first)
Roll onto a floured surface and cut into shapes. Bake for 10-12mins.