Time: 7 o'clock.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 24 cookies

Sugar cookies are made with flour, sugar, butter, and egg. They're simple, yet perfect for cutting out shapes and decorating with icing, making them one of the best treats for New Year's and Christmas. Add a touch of warming spice to your sugar cookies by mixing ground ginger into the dough. Bake them in various shapes, or simply round, and once completely cooled, decorate with royal icing and sprinkle with nonpareils for a magical look.

Ingredients:

Cookie

• 2 and 1/4 cups premium flour + extra for dusting
• 3/4 tsp ground ginger
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 220 g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg

Royal icing

• 450 g powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. dry egg white
• 5-6 tablespoons of water
• Food coloring in different colors (optional)
• Nonpareil, for decoration

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Bake some cookiesIn a medium bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and beat until smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in two additions and knead.
Step 2
• Divide the dough in half and place it between two sheets of plastic wrap; shape each piece of dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Step 3
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one piece of dough at a time, lightly flour the disk and roll it out to a thickness of 0.3 cm. Cut out shapes with 7.5 cm cookie cutters and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2.5 cm apart. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 4
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies are light golden brown around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 5
• Prepare the glazeIn a large bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and egg whites. Add 5 tablespoons of water; beat with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, adding an additional 1 tablespoon of water if necessary. If desired, tint the icing with food coloring. Spread the icing on the cookies or pipe them using a pastry bag. Sprinkle with nonpareils. Let set for about 1 hour.

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