Best Decorated Cut Out Cookies Without Frosting Recipes

BRIDGET'S CUT OUT COOKIES

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If you've been looking for the best Cut Out Cookies Recipe, this is the one! It's a solid, reliable recipe that's great for decorating.

Provided by Joanne Ozug

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup salted butter, (cold and cut into chunks)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp pure almond extract

Steps:

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F.
Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder. Set this mixture aside.
In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until combined and fluffy. Beat in the egg and extracts, mixing until combined.
Add the flour mixture in three parts, mixing on low speed. Scrape down the sides and bottoms of the bowl as needed. After the last addition, the dough will look very thick and crumbly.
Prepare a rolling surface and roll out a portion of the dough. Cut as many shapes from the dough as possible and place them on a prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes. Freezing the cookies will help keep them from spreading. Meanwhile, knead the scraps and remaining dough together and continue the rolling, cutting, and freezing process on a second cookie sheet.
After freezing, immediately bake the cookies on the center rack of your oven for 9 to 12 minutes (for 3.5 to 4-inch cookies), or until they appear done in the center. The baked cookies won't change much in color.
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheets for 2 minutes. With a thin cookie spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 kcal, Carbohydrate 40 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 141 mg, Sugar 16 g, ServingSize 1 serving

DECORATED CHRISTMAS CUTOUT COOKIES

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Rich, buttery sugar cookie cutouts like these never last long at a party. They're one of my favorite homemade Christmas cookies. I use seasonal cutters to celebrate the holidays tastefully. -Lynn Burgess, Rolla, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 6 dozen (2-1/2-inch cookies).

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Tinted frostings, colored sugars, edible glitter and nonpareils

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill until firm, 1 hour. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in thickness. Cut out with Christmas cookie cutters of your choice. Using a floured spatula, transfer cookies to greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks., Decorate cookies with frosting and colored sugars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.