How to Make Snowflake Sugar Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked sugar cookies during the holiday season. These delicate, melt-in-your-mouth treats are a staple at Christmas parties, cookie exchanges, and winter gatherings. And if you're looking for a festive and fun twist on the traditional sugar cookie, then look no further than these Snowflake Sugar Cookies.

These snowflake-shaped cookies are not only adorable and perfect for the winter season, but they are also delicious and easy to make. Th...

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract (Optional)
  • Colored sprinkles
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk
  • Reynolds® Parchment Paper

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 38 mins
  • Servings: 24
  • Yield: 2 dozen

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with Reynolds® Parchment Paper, set aside.
  • Beat butter and sugar until fluffy with an electric mixer. Mix in egg and lemon extract until well blended.
  • Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until smooth. Divide dough in half; shape into 2 flat disks. Wrap dough in parchment paper; refrigerate 1 hour until firm enough to roll.
  • Roll out the dough 1/8-inch thick between two sheets of lightly floured parchment paper.
  • Cut dough with 2 to 6-inch snowflake cookie cutters. Place cookies 1-inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Decorate with colored sprinkles.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown on edges. Cool.
  • Mix powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl, adding milk slowly until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
  • Nutrition

    204 cal.

    • Total Fat: 8g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 28mg
    • Sodium: 92mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 31g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 19g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Calcium: 12mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 24mg