Sugar cookies with icing is my long time wish to try. But it took so long for me to come out of my comfort zone and try something like this, that is new to me. Thanks to Kungumam thozi magazine, atleast for magazine sake, I am trying out these. Otherwise for 2-3 years I had this in my to try list, but never did. After I tried this one, I felt it was not that difficult to do, but very interesting thing to do. Even Aj liked working with me in this baking. I thought I will try this again to shoot the video but could not find time. As Aj likes this one, I will sure make it again and post full video for this one later. Hopefully. Difference between sugar cookies and shortbread cookies is the texture – shortbread cookies and soft while these sugar cookies are crisp.
Wishing every one a Merry Chirstmas!😊
Sugar cookies with icing recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Continental | Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time: 1 Hr dough refrigerating time + 20 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 15 – 20 cookies
Prep Time: 1 Hr dough refrigerating time + 20 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 15 – 20 cookies
Ingredients
All purpose flour / Maida – 1 & ½ cup
Butter (unsalted) – ½ cup
Sugar – ½ cup
Salt – ¼ tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Plain yogurt/ Curd – 1 tbsp
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Sugar sprinkles – As needed
For icing
Icing sugar – 1 cup
Food colour – as needed
Vanilla essence – ½ tsp
Milk – 2 tbsp
Butter (unsalted) – ½ cup
Sugar – ½ cup
Salt – ¼ tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Plain yogurt/ Curd – 1 tbsp
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Sugar sprinkles – As needed
For icing
Icing sugar – 1 cup
Food colour – as needed
Vanilla essence – ½ tsp
Milk – 2 tbsp
Method
- First let’s bake sugar cookies. In a bowl, mix well maida and baking powder with salt using a whisk. In another bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until soft and fluffy. I used my electric hand mixer and did for 3 minutes.
- Add essence and curd and again beat well for couple of minutes.
- Add the flour gradually while you beat and make a dough. It should be non sticky.
- Spread the dough into flat disk and cling wrap it. refrigerate for an hour. Take out and spread the dough evenly on a floured surface for 3 to 5 mm thickness.
- Cut the spread dough with desired cookie cutter. Take out the sides first and then using a spatula you can carefully take the cookies out. Arrange over a baking tray lined with butter paper/ parchment paper/ baking sheets.
- Pre heat the oven at 170 deg C and bake for 10 –12 minutes (at same temperature). Once done, cool over a wire rack.
- For icing, in a mixing bowl, place icing sugar, vanilla essence and milk. Mix smoothly. There should not be any lumps and it should be thick but pouring consistency.
- Optional to add food colours if you want. Just divide the prepared icing and mix your favorite colours. Fill these icing in cones – I used a ziplock cover cut diagonally. You can make your own cone using any cellophane paper or any food grade covers. Make a very small hole at the tip of the cone by cutting the tip off.
- First draw outer border along the edge leaving a little space, same as the cookie shape. Finish all the cookies. Then start filling the cookies with the icing. Start filling the first cookie you drew the border. So that the line you draw acts as barrier to hold the filling. Once done, sprinkle with Colour sprinkles to make it attractive.
Notes
- Make sure the dough of the sugar cookies is spread before you refrigerate to make it easy for rolling after you take it out. Don’t panic if it breaks, you can use your hands to join it and just roll gently.
- If the dough is sticky, add little more flour to make it non sticky.
- Cookies should be baked just right. Do not let it brown as it wont look pleasant.
- If your icing is runny and doesn’t stand as you draw over the cookie, add little more icing sugar to make it thicker. It should stand when you draw the border. Then only you can fill it and prevent flowing.
Keep aside and let it stand for an hour. It will dry. Then store in airtight container. 
Lovely…n perfect time for posting this recipe …as kids would love them during Christmas n new year…will giv it a try soon for my daughter…Thank you,
Looks so beautiful.. Well done..
Can you giv a black forest receive for Xmas.?.thank you..
*Sorry receipe
perfect for tis season
Can castor sugar be used instead of icing sugar
I have a simple vessel like round electric oven. this recipe can be tried in it ?how long will it take to bake them in this type of oven
Plz say how many minutes to pre heat in 170 c?
Plz say how many minutes to pre heat in 170 c?
How to bake without oven ?
Beautiful, having the flair for baking.. As well the way you liked premam movie.. Wish see you make red velvet cake soon.
Even who ate after seeing movie said it's not good.. But still we want you make it… We are waiting 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe and tips. Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays!
Hai sis, can u share about your oven details? And suggest me best OTG to buy?
Hi Rak's…. I tried this cookie, it came out very well…. Thanks for this wonderful recipe…..
Refer my FAQ page please 🙂
I have not tried so I cannot help you
..looks yummy…can you please try and post cakes and cookies with healthy ingredients ..using any other substitute for maida sugar etc
I loved your clicks and this recipe. It's such an eye candy and I'm sure it would be very delicious. I'm gonna try this very soon. Love it.
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Reduce few drops of milk and make the icing. Just write using the same 🙂
I made this cookies yesterday it came out so good…just love it