Sugar Cookies

Need

• 300 Grams plain flour BUY
• 1 Teaspoon baking powder
• 1 Pinch pink salt flakes BUY
• 150 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
• 170 Grams butter BUY
• 1 egg
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
• 1 Batch Royal Icing Recipe
• Food colouring, optional

Do

1  

Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and set aside

2  

Place flour, baking powder and salt into the Thermomix bowl and combine 10 sec/speed 10 set aside

3  

Place sugar into the Thermomix bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 10

4  

Add butter and combine 20 sec/speed 6 or until fully combined. Scrape bowl

5  

Insert butterfly 1 min/speed 3

6  

Add egg and vanilla and combine 10 sec/speed 3

7  

Remove butterfly and scrape bowl

8  

Add the flour mix and combine 10 sec/speed 5

9  

Roll dough out on a floured silpat mat in a rectangle shape, wrap up and refrigerate for 1 hour

10  

Preheat oven to 175°C.

11  

Roll out cookie dough on to a floured bench and cut out shapes as desired. Place onto prepared trays. They won't spread, so they can be quite close

12  

Bake for 11 minutes, or until the edges have started to brown. Leave on baking tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack

13  

Make royal icing and colour and ice as you please. Keep the icing covered with a damp cloth to avoid it drying out

Served with

• Spiced Chai Brew Choc