Holiday Cut-Out Cookies

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Sarah Kieffer
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.
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