Cut-Out Cookies
These soft and velvety Cut-Out Cookies melt in your mouth and match with various fillings and toppings such as curd or jam.
Ingredients
For The Cookies
- 1 cup Butter, Room-temperature
- ¾ cup Powdered sugar, Sifted
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 Egg yolk, Room-temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups Flour, Spooned and levelled
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
For The Icing
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon Lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
How To Make The Cookies
- Leave the butter at room temperature before starting to bake. Mix the butter, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and salt until smooth and silky.1 cup Butter, ¾ cup Powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract.1 Egg yolk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Add the flour in two or three passes and mix well after each. You would have a soft and smooth dough in the end.2¼ cups Flour, ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Shape the dough into a disc, cling wrap, and chill for one hour.
- Lightly flour a clean surface and roll out the dough. For easier rolling, place the dough between two pieces of wax paper. Once the dough is ¼ of an inch thick, use your favourite cookie cutter to cut the dough.
- Place the raw cookies on a lined baking sheet and in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, preheat the oven to 325F. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the edges look set. Do not overbake them, as it makes them dry and brown. Let them cool down for a few minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool down fully.
- If you are dusting or icing them, dust or ice them first, then assemble them with the filling.
For The Icing
- Mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and vanilla extract. Mix well. If it is too dry, add one teaspoon of lemon juice; If it is too runny, add some powdered sugar. The Mixture should have the consistency of honey.1 cup Powdered sugar, 2-3 tablespoon Lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Dip the cookie with a hole in the middle in the icing and place it on a rack for the icing to set.
- Place about one teaspoon of the filling on the cookie with no hole, and place the iced or dusted cookie over it. Let the cookies set for 15 minutes before serving.
For The Filling
- See the notes
Notes
- Fill the cookies with Blueberry Filling or use lemon curd in these cookies No Chill Lemon Curd Cookies
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 103mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 297IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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