Christmas cookies recipes for delicious treats this holiday season

Cookies are enjoyed by many people and are a temptation for those who cant do without something sweet to snack on. Christmas brings mirth, cheer, and a desire to munch on tasty treats. Since taste of se snacks increases manifold when y are labour of love and perseverance, here is a delicious Christmas cookie recipe that one can use to ir full advant this holiday season and make gorgeous and delectable treats for friends and family.

How to make lip-smacking Christmas cookies at home easily

Materials required:

· 1 cup of butter

· ½ cup of sugar

· 1 tsp. vanilla extract

· One large egg

· 3 cups all rising flour

· ½ tsp. baking powder

· A pinch of salt

· Frosting to decorate as per choice

Method:

· As first step, you need to preheat oven at 350 F.

· In a large mixing bowl, butter and sugar must be added. n, y need to be blended and creamed toger until y make a smooth mixture. This can be done in three ways - first, by using a stand mixer or second, by an electric hand mixer on low speed, or by hand using a whisk.

· Once butter and sugar are completely blended, one needs to add vanilla extract and egg. blending must continue till a pale yellow mix with a fluffy texture is achieved.

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· n, one must add in dry ingredients - flour, salt, and baking powder. Using light strokes, mixture should be combined until it just comes toger.

· dough needs to be separated into four equal parts, and each individual part should be wrapped in a plastic wrap and chilled in fridge for about 30 mins.

· Taking dough out of fridge, it should be placed on a lightly floured surface, and n rolled out. With help of a cookie-cutter of desired shape, one can cut out cookies and place m on a tray covered in baking paper.

· cookies should be chilled for ar 10 mins.

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· n, in preheated oven, cookies should be placed for about 10 to 20 minutes. This can change from oven to oven, so it is advised that one keeps a watch on cookies at 10-minute mark.

· Place  cookies on a cooling rack. y can be decorated in various festive ways.

· delicious Christmas cookies are ready to be served.

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