Holiday Cut-Out Cookies
Total Time
30 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(8)
Ingredients
5 dozen
- 4 cups [568 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups [3 sticks or 339 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons refined coconut oil, at room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups [350 g] granulated sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups [240 g] confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 3 to 6 tablespoons [45 to 80 g] water
- Food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup [200 g] granulated sugar
- 1 to 2 cups [32 to 64 g] freeze-dried berries, such as strawberries or raspberries
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Chef’s notes
Reprinted from Baking for the Holidays:
50+ Treats for a Festive Season by Sarah Kieffer with permission from Chronicle Books, 2021. Photographs © Sarah Kieffer.
*Throughout my recipes posted on this website, 1 cup of flour equals 142g. Different brands of flour have varying levels of protein, which can result in different outcomes when baking.