How to make sugar cookies!

As Christmas is coming up, here is the recipe the prefects used for our cookie decorating competition! Recipe from: Preppy Kitchen

Makes 27 small cookies

Ingredients:

4 cups flour 480g, sifted

1/3 cup corn starch 40g

3/4 tsp salt 4g

1 cup unsalted butter 227g

1 cup sugar 200g

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL

Directions:

1. Sift your flour, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Give it a whisk.

2. In your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together.

3. Add the eggs while mixing. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

4. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract.

5. Pour in the flour mixture and mix until everything is well incorporated.

6. Put the dough in a plastic bag, flatten it together, then chill it in the refrigerator so it firms up.

7. Once the dough is chilled, place it on a rolling mat, sprinkle with flour and roll out with a rolling pin. Move the dough around to prevent it from sticking.

8. Use a circular cookie cutter to cut out your cookies. Take away extra scraps to re-roll for more cookies.

9. Place them on a non-stick baking sheet and bake at 375F for 12 minutes.

You can decorate these cookies with royal icing, sprinkles, crushed candy canes and more!

Happy baking and Merry Christmas!