Easy Easter sugar cookies

                                               

                                           These sugar cookies are simply divine! 

They're sweet, buttery, and flavoured with delicious vanilla. 

The bunny shaped crispy cookies makes them the perfect treat for Easter holidays with family and friends.

One of the best things about sugar cookies is how versatile they are. 

You can use the same dough recipe as a base for all sorts of special occasion bakes.

 Simply change up the cookie cutter shapes to fit the theme, whether it's Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween, or anything in between. 

Plus, the dough is easy to make and can be prepared well in advance and frozen.

🐇 🌸 Ingredients  🌸🐇

280 g plain, all purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

170 g unsalted butter softened

150 g caster or granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla 

🐇 🌸 Lets make  🌸🐇

In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Set aside  Add sugar and and cream together for about 2 more minutes. 

Make sure to scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl as and when needed.

Add an egg and vanilla and beat on high speed until well combined.

Then add the flour mix into the butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined.

Divide the dough in half and roll each half between sheets of

baking paper until 5mm thick.

Chill the rolled dough in the fridge for at least an hour or ideally, overnight.  

Cut with a rabbit cookie cutter dipped in flour. 

Place cutouts 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. 

Bake the cookies at 180°C (160°C fan.) preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, until the edges start to turn golden brown. Let the cookies cool for a couple minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely. 

To serve sprinkle with confectioners' sugar or decorate as desired. 

 

🐇 🌸 Enjoy your delicious sugar cookies! 🌸🐇