Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS Cookies

Royal Icing 3 Egg Whites or the equivalent Meringue Powder, prepared according to package directions 1 lb Powdered Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 ¾ cups Bob’s Red Mill® Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour or Bob’s Red Mill® Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt 1 cup Butter, soft 1 ¼ cup Granulated Sugar 1 Egg 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Share homemade goodness for all with these classic sugar cookies! We made them gluten free with our signature Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, but they’re also delicious made with Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour.

INSTRUCTIONS • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. • In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract, then add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. • Shape dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 325°F. • Place chilled dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to ⅛-inch thickness, removing and replacing parchment paper as needed (if using all-purpose flour, skip the parchment paper).

• Cut with a lightly floured 2-inch round cookie cutter and place on prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart. • Bake cookies until edges are slightly golden, 15–18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking. Let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks and let cool completely. Frosting • Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until smooth and shiny. Add food coloring as desired, and place in a piping bag or zippered plastic bag (clip the corner) to decorate cooled cookies.

Makes about 24 cookies.