Sugar Cookies Christmas Wreath
This Christmas spiced sugar cookie wreath is the perfect holiday DIY that you get to eat too!
Servings: 1 wreath
Ingredients
- 115 grams unsalted butter
- 100 grams castor sugar
- 1 egg
- 250 grams flour
- 2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter and the sugar to the bowl. Beat on medium speed until well combined.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again to incorporate.
- Sift the flour and mixed spice together.
- Add this at once to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined, do not over mix. Once combined remove from the bowl and cover in plastic wrap, place in the refrigerator for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C
- Remove the sugar cookie dough from the fridge and roll out on a floured surface or between two pieces of baking paper. Ensure an even thickness throughout the rolled out dough.
- Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes and place these onto baking trays line with baking parchment paper. Bake the cookies in the oven for about 15 minutes or until a light golden brown. Use an oven thermometer to test the temperature of your oven to ensure the cookies don't burn on the bottom.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool. Decorate with a dusting of icing sugar and arrange the cookies on a platter in the shape of a Christmas wreath, place a bow in the centre of the wreath and enjoy!
