CHRISTMAS with Sugar Cookies

A Festival celebrated world over…. People come in the Festive mood as soon as Christmas is nearby …They display various Christmas decorations like the Christmas tree,Christmas Lights,  garlands, wreaths, Mistletoe, Bells et cetera.. Our Beloved 🎅 Santa Clause is loved by the young and the old equally ….during this festival gifts and goodies are exchanged within friends and family…. Happiness surrounds people during this festival and I completely love it !!!

The White CHRISTMAS is celebrated with special foods across the world and there are some classic dishes that  are made traditionally on this day…

Christmas cookies, Christmas biscuits, or SUGAR cookies are usually made during Christmas especially in the West, the flavors are based on family traditions and cut into various shapes related to Christmas.

My Recipe of the SUGAR cookies is very simple to make and completely egg-free.. it’s a Recipe that I have developed after a lot of goof UPS to get a perfect Sugar cookie …simply loved by all my friends and family… I am going to share this favorite recipe of mine with you guys this CHRISTMAS.

Watch the Recipe on my YouTube channel.

So let’s get started with this amazing recipe.

Ingredient

1. 3 1/2 cups of Maida / All purpose flour
2. 1 1/4 white granulated sugar
3. 1 1/2 cup room temperature butter
4. 3 tablespoon yogurt
5. 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
6. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8. 2 teaspoon milk
9. Preheat the oven to 200°Centigrade

Method –

Mix the Maida or All purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda.

Sieve the mixture well & keep aside.

Cream Butter with an electric whisk.

Add the Sugar & beat for a minute.

Add the Vanilla extract & yogurt & beat for a minute again.

Add the flour mixture little by little to butter mixture & beat for a minute again.

You will get a bread like consistency batter.

Now add the 2 teaspoons of milk & form into a dough with your hands.

Make 3 balls of the dough.

Take a parchment/ baking paper.

Roll out one of the dough balls into an even circle ( make sure it’s rolled out evenly or you ‘ll get uneven cookies )

Take the cookie cutter of your choice & cut as shown in the picture. ( if you don’t have a cookie cutter simply take a small sharp edges bowl & cut)

Place the cut cookie shapes onto a lined baking tray. ( line the tray with parchment paper or the cookies will stick to the tray)
Bake in the Preheated oven at 200°C for about 12 minutes. ( bake for 15 minutes if you want a little harder ones)

Leave the cookies on the baking tray to cool. ( do not try to remove them when still hot or they will break)

Once cooled, store in an airtight container lined with parchment paper. the cookies will stay for almost a fortnight!!

These Delicious Sugar Cookies can be served with Hot Tea or Coffee!!
You can even coat them with Melted Chocolate if you like.

Make sure to make these Delicious Christmas cookies & Do let me know when you bake them by sending me the picture !!!

Wishing You All MERRY CHRISTMAS & A Blessed 2018.