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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 13, 2014
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Delight your guests with these classic vanilla-flavored sugar cookies – a perfect baked dessert.

Decorated Sugar Cookies

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 14
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Glaze

  • 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar (4 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons milk
  • Paste food color in desired colors
  • Colored sprinkles

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour. Heat oven to 400°F. Divide dough in half; keep 1 half refrigerated. On lightly floured surface, roll out other half of dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 4- or 5-inch cookie cutters. On cookie sheet, place cutouts 1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 6 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet; cool on cooling rack.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons milk. Stir in enough remaining milk to make glaze smooth and thin. Tint with food color. Working with 1 cookie at a time, hold edge of cookie to dip into glaze; allow excess glaze to drip back into bowl. Immediately decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.

Nutrition

395 Calories
15g Total Fat
3 1/2g Protein
63g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
395
Total Fat
15g
0%
Saturated Fat
9 1/2g
0%
Sodium
226mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
63g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1/2g
0%
Protein
3 1/2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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