Christmas Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

. 21/2 cup Maida/All purpose flour

. 1 tsp baking soda

. 1 tsp cream of tartar or few drops of vinegar

. 1 ½ cup powdered sugar

. 1 cup soft butter

. 1 ½   tsp vanilla essence

. ¼ cup yogurt

. Candy sprinkles/ colored sugar

. Christmas shaped cookie cutters.

. Sticks for cookie lollipops

 

For Frosting

. 2 cups powdered sugar

. ½ tsp vanilla essence

. 2 tbsp milk

 

Preparation

1. In a large bowl mix 1 ½ cup sugar, butter, Vanilla essence and yogurt till well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and vinegar. Cover and refrigerate till firm.(20 minutes in freezer and 1 hour or more in the fridge. Can keep overnight or can freeze the dough for a month too.)

2. Preheat oven to 375F or 190C. Divide the dough in half. Roll each half on a lightly floured surface. Don’t make it too thick or too thin. Cut into assorted shapes with a cookie cutter.

3. If they are to be hung as decorations, make a hole in each cookie with the end of a plastic straw.

4. Place on a greased baking tray   and bake for 7-8 minutes or till light brown. Once cool, remove from the tray.

5. In a medium bowl, beat all frosting ingredients smooth. Tint with food color and decorate.

 

Video Recipe

Please watch the video link for finer details on making lollipops and decorations on : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBLlzJQX1YA

 

By Meena Samtani (Madhulila)