{"id":155,"date":"2026-09-28T22:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:53:35","slug":"christmas-cookie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cookie Recipe for Cut Out Stars and Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of everything I bake in December this is the one I actually look forward to, because the edges crisp up and the middles stay soft and the stars come out of the oven still looking like stars instead of blobs. It&#8217;s a rolled sugar cookie. One bowl. An hour in the fridge. No corn syrup anywhere near it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why did I ever buy the ready-rolled tubes? Laziness. Two packs a week at \u00a32.65 each. Straight through one very long December, until I finally read the tube (well, half of it, then I put it down). So now I bake these more often than my <a href=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/PLACEHOLDER-SLUG\">cinnamon roll wreath<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The dough<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kerrygold. Salted. Always.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spoon the flour into the cup, <strong>don&#8217;t scoop<\/strong> (I scooped once and picked up about 40 extra grams).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half the vanilla swapped for almond extract. My favourite part of the whole recipe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One whole egg, not yolks only, because the white is what keeps the points sharp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The glaze<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Icing sugar and milk. Two things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;You have to use meringue powder,&#8221; someone told me once, and I&#8217;ve iced maybe 400 of these without ever opening a tub.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sprinkles go on wet, <strong>within about 90 seconds<\/strong>, or they sit on top and slide off later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe.webp 1024w, https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stunning-Gourmet-Traditional-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-750x1125.webp 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step By Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cream the butter and sugar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Been running the oven all afternoon? Then your butter is softer than this recipe assumes, and mine hits <strong>24\u00b0C \/ 75\u00b0F<\/strong> by four o&#8217;clock in December, which is when the dough goes slack on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Butter at room temperature, in with the sugar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three minutes. Medium. Stand mixer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pale and fluffed, not grainy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Egg and vanilla in<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scrape the bowl once, halfway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beat 30 seconds, no more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One egg. Then the extracts, and it may look split at this point, which bothers me every year even though I know it&#8217;s fine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-1-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fold in the flour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flour. Salt. Baking powder. Whisked together first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add it in two goes on low. The paddle drags.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stop while a few dry streaks are still showing. &#8220;Leave it looking wrong,&#8221; my mum used to say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I finish it by hand with a spatula, because <strong>overmixed dough spreads<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-2-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chill the disc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flatten into two discs, about 2 cm thick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrap both discs. Plastic, not foil. Foil tears on me.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One hour in the fridge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chill it overnight, everyone says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t. Dough that&#8217;s sat since midnight cracks along the edges the second you roll it, so I&#8217;d rather go at 60 minutes and get clean points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-3-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roll it to 6mm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Between two sheets of parchment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 mm thick, about a quarter inch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cut your shapes close together. Why? Fewer scraps to reroll.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And rerolled scraps go on their own tray.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second rerolls bake faster. I burned a whole tray of them standing right there with the timer set, talking to my son about football and never once looking through the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So now I stay by the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-4-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bake at 350\u00b0F \/ 175\u00b0C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Middle rack. No fan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 to 10 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pull them when the edges are just tanned (centres still look underdone, that&#8217;s right).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My oven runs hot so I set it to <strong>168\u00b0C \/ 335\u00b0F<\/strong> and mine are done at 9. Never 8. &#8220;They look raw,&#8221; my husband says, every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cool on the tray five minutes before they move anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-5-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glaze once cold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Icing sugar. Milk a spoon at a time. Go slower than you think, because I have flooded this glaze more times than I&#8217;ll admit to in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thick enough to hold a ribbon for three seconds. Less than that? Add more sugar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spoon it on, nudge it to the edge. Two spoonfuls. Actually, one and a half.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sprinkles immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set time is about 4 hours at room temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-6-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spreading is the big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now warm butter. Warm kitchen. Warm tray (<strong>the tray is the bit people forget<\/strong>). Baking back to back? Run the sheet pan under cold water and dry it before the next lot. Too much flour is second, and &#8220;Cups are a lie,&#8221; I said to a reader once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scale fixes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overbaking is third and nobody admits to it. <strong>Pull them pale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My half sheet pan is warped so the glaze always runs off the back left corner, but I&#8217;ve had it eleven years and my <a href=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/PLACEHOLDER-SLUG\">gingerbread men<\/a> come off it with one fat foot every single time. Still not replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gluten Free Version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wpzoom-rcb-block-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Perfect-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-7-800x530.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">360g (3 cups), same weight. Swap in a <strong>1:1 gluten free blend that already has xanthan gum in it<\/strong>. King Arthur Measure for Measure lives in my cupboard, the same tub I raid for my <a href=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/PLACEHOLDER-SLUG\">gluten free brownies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two changes. Rest it 90 minutes instead of 60. And roll a bit thicker, closer to 7 mm, because the dough feels sandier under your hands. That&#8217;s normal. It sorts itself out in the fridge, so don&#8217;t go adding liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bake time&#8217;s about the same. Maybe a minute longer, though the edges brown sooner so watch the points. My sister-in-law is coeliac and she&#8217;s the whole reason I ever tested this Christmas cookie recipe with a blend, and she still says the almond version is better.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wpzoom-recipe-card-block-recipe-card is-style-newdesign header-content-align-left block-alignment-left\" id=\"wpzoom-recipe-card\"><div class=\"recipe-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Divine-Gourmet-Cookies-Christmas-Recipe-800x530.webp\" class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-image\" alt=\"Christmas Cookie Recipe for Cut Out Stars and Trees\" id=\"175\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-print-link\">\n\t            <a class=\"btn-print-link no-print\" href=\"#wpzoom-recipe-card\" title=\"Print directions...\" style=\"background-color: #FFA921; box-shadow: 0 5px 40px #FFA921;\" data-servings-size=\"28\" 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height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M309.5-18.9c-4.1-8-12.4-13.1-21.4-13.1s-17.3 5.1-21.4 13.1L193.1 125.3 33.2 150.7c-8.9 1.4-16.3 7.7-19.1 16.3s-.5 18 5.8 24.4l114.4 114.5-25.2 159.9c-1.4 8.9 2.3 17.9 9.6 23.2s16.9 6.1 25 2L288.1 417.6 432.4 491c8 4.1 17.7 3.3 25-2s11-14.2 9.6-23.2L441.7 305.9 556.1 191.4c6.4-6.4 8.6-15.8 5.8-24.4s-10.1-14.9-19.1-16.3L383 125.3 309.5-18.9z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><span class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-average\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rating-average\">0.0<\/span> from <span class=\"wpzoom-rating-total-votes\">0<\/span> votes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-tooltip\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><span class=\"recipe-card-course\">Course: <mark>Cookies<\/mark><\/span><\/div><div class=\"recipe-card-details\"><div class=\"details-items\"><div class=\"detail-item detail-item-0\"><span class=\"detail-item-icon oldicon oldicon-food\" style=\"color: #FFA921;\"><\/span><span class=\"detail-item-label\">Servings<\/span><p class=\"detail-item-value\">28<\/p><span class=\"detail-item-unit\">servings<\/span><\/div><div class=\"detail-item detail-item-1\"><span class=\"detail-item-icon oldicon oldicon-clock\" style=\"color: #FFA921;\"><\/span><span class=\"detail-item-label\">Prep time<\/span><p class=\"detail-item-value\">25<\/p><span class=\"detail-item-unit\">minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"detail-item detail-item-2\"><span class=\"detail-item-icon foodicons foodicons-cooking-food-in-a-hot-casserole\" style=\"color: #FFA921;\"><\/span><span class=\"detail-item-label\">Bake time<\/span><p class=\"detail-item-value\">9<\/p><span class=\"detail-item-unit\">minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"detail-item detail-item-3\"><span class=\"detail-item-icon foodicons foodicons-fire-flames\" style=\"color: #FFA921;\"><\/span><span class=\"detail-item-label\">Calories<\/span><p class=\"detail-item-value\">165<\/p><span class=\"detail-item-unit\">kcal<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"recipe-card-summary no-print\">This is the Christmas cookie recipe I make every December, a rolled sugar cookie with a crisp tanned rim and a soft middle, finished with a plain white glaze that sets matte. The dough chills for an hour, bakes in 9 minutes, and holds sharp points on stars and trees. Serve them at room temperature with the glaze fully set, about 4 hours. It suits anyone who wants to decorate with kids without fighting a sticky dough. <\/p><div class=\"recipe-card-ingredients\"><h3 class=\"ingredients-title\">Ingredients<\/h3><ul class=\"ingredients-list layout-1-column\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-0\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Dough<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-7\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">3 cups (360g) all purpose flour, spooned and levelled<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-61\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">\u00be tsp fine salt<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-77\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">\u00bd tsp baking powder<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-97\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, room temperature<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-144\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">1 cup (200g) granulated sugar<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-174\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">1 large egg, room temperature<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-204\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">2 tsp vanilla extract<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-226\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">\u00bd tsp almond extract, optional<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-257\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Glaze<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-264\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">2 cups (240g) icing sugar, sifted<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-298\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">2 to 3 tbsp whole milk<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-321\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">\u00bd tsp vanilla extract<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-343\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Sprinkles, as wanted<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recipe-card-directions\"><h3 class=\"directions-title\">Directions<\/h3><ul class=\"directions-list\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-0\" class=\"direction-step\">Whisk the flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl. Set aside.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-71\" class=\"direction-step\">Beat the butter and sugar on medium speed for 3 minutes, until pale and fluffed. Scrape the bowl.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-169\" class=\"direction-step\">Add the egg and both extracts. Beat 30 seconds on low.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-224\" class=\"direction-step\">Add the dry mix in two additions on low speed. Stop while a few dry streaks remain, then finish folding by hand.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-337\" class=\"direction-step\">Divide the dough in two. Flatten each half into a 2 cm thick disc, wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-434\" class=\"direction-step\">Heat the oven to 350\u00b0F \/ 175\u00b0C. Line two half sheet pans (33 x 45 cm) with parchment.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-520\" class=\"direction-step\">Roll one disc between two sheets of parchment to 6 mm thick. Keep the second disc in the fridge.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-617\" class=\"direction-step\">Cut shapes and lift them onto the lined pans, spacing about 3 cm apart. Reroll scraps once and bake those on a separate tray.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-743\" class=\"direction-step\">Bake on the middle rack for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are just tanned and the centres still look pale. Smaller 5 cm shapes need about 7 minutes. Shapes of 10 cm need 11 to 12 minutes, rotating at 6.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-949\" class=\"direction-step\">Cool on the pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool completely.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-1021\" class=\"direction-step\">Whisk the icing sugar with 2 tbsp milk and the vanilla. Add the last tablespoon a little at a time until the glaze holds a ribbon for 3 seconds.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-1166\" class=\"direction-step\">Spoon glaze onto each cooled cookie and nudge it toward the edge, leaving a bare 4 mm border. Add sprinkles within 90 seconds.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-1293\" class=\"direction-step\">Leave the glaze to set at room temperature for 4 hours, or overnight before stacking. 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Three months in the freezer. Thaw overnight. Then leave it on the counter about 20 minutes before you roll, because straight from the fridge it just fights the pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What thickness should I roll them<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 mm. Thinner and they go snappy (fine if that&#8217;s your thing). But the middle stops being soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do they need to be served cold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only once they&#8217;re at room temperature and the glaze has set. 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Trees are the worst, because the trunk over-browns every time, so I trim a millimetre off it before baking now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you want them thicker and softer, roll to 8 mm and add two minutes, which is how I do the ones for the <a href=\"https:\/\/recipesbyfatima.me\/PLACEHOLDER-SLUG\">hot chocolate board<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you bake this Christmas cookie recipe, a star rating and a comment genuinely helps me more than you&#8217;d think. Tag me too, I like seeing which shapes people pick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out of everything I bake in December this is the one I actually look forward to, because the edges crisp up and the middles stay soft and the stars come out of the oven still looking like stars instead of blobs. It&#8217;s a rolled sugar cookie. One bowl. An hour in the fridge. 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