My mom made these Best Soft Christmas Cookies every holiday season, and theyve always been a favorite! Soft, sweet, and perfectly festivemy family looks forward to them every year.
Best soft christmas cookies
Ingredients :
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
1 cups white sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions :
Gather all ingredients.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Beat sugar and margarine in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F 200 degrees C. Grease two cookie sheets.
Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve and enjoy!