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Spiced Holiday Sugar Cookies




Source of Recipe


McCormick


List of Ingredients




1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
colored sugars or jimmies

Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
3 to 4 drops McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye


Recipe



1. Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed 30 seconds. Add sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; gradually stir into mixture. Chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface*. Cut into shapes with favorite cookie cutters. Sprinkle with Colored Sugar or jimmies, if desired.

3. Bake on greased baking sheet 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool cookies 1 minute on baking sheet, then remove to wire rack. Cool. Glaze and decorate.

Glaze: Mix all glaze ingredients. Add additional water or milk as needed to thin, or more powdered sugar to stiffen. Blend in 3 to 4 drops food color. If desired, divide the icing among separate small bowls and tint each one with different color by stirring in 1 to 2 drops food color. Colored Sugar may be sprinkled onto freshly glazed cookies.

* Thicker cookies will yield fewer cookies.

Tip: Combine 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar to use for dusting surface.