Xmas Cookie 3 : Sugar Cookie Christmas Tree Cutouts

Sugar Cookie...
cookie favorite sepanjang masa. Cookie simple tapi rasanya selalu mengingatkan gw dgn homemade cookie.
Ini salah satu cookie yg sempet gw bawa diacara Cookie Fest di sekolahnya Patris. Sekalipun pihak 'dapur sekolah' nyediain bejibun sugar cookie... oh... homemade sugar cookie gak ada tandingannya deh.

Tahapan simple rolled cookies;
Mix the cookie dough, chill it well, then roll, chill, cut, bake, and decorate it
(Martha Stewart Living Magazine - page 74, Dec 2005).

Nah menyesuaikan dengan moment natal, pakelah cookie cutter bentuk pohon natal, dan cookie hias pake campuran melted white chocolate + unsalted butter, plus sprinkles.
Source : Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Dec 2006.

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour,
plus more for work surface
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Royal Icing -sy ganti pake melted WCC+butter

White non pareils, for springkling

Makes about 2 dozen
1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attactment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 45 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 325 F. Trasfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Roll out to a generous 1/8 inch thick. Using a tree-shape cookie cutter, cut out cookies, and space 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Reroll scraps, and cut out. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
3. Bake until goldern, 12-15 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks. Drizzle cookies with icing; springkle with nonpareils. Let set.
Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.