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Easy Spiced Sugar Cookies Recipe

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4.6 from 111 reviews
  • Author: Aiden
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: About 30 cookies 1x

Description

These easy spiced sugar cookies are buttery, tender, and infused with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom. Perfect for holiday baking or anytime you crave a fragrant, sweet treat. The cookies are chilled before baking to hold their shape, then coated in a spiced sugar mixture for an extra layer of flavor and crunch.

Ingredients

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Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup (225g) butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 cups (375g) flour
  • 1/3 cup (45g) cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Spiced Sugar Coating

  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • pinch ground cloves
  • pinch ground cardamom

Instructions

  1. Cream Butter and Sugar: In the bowl of a mixer, cream together the room temperature butter and sugar until the mixture is light and creamy, which helps to incorporate air for a tender cookie.
  2. Add Egg and Vanilla: Beat in the vanilla extract and egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally to ensure everything is fully combined.
  3. Mix Dry Ingredients: Sift together the flour, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix on medium speed until fully incorporated to form a soft dough.
  4. Roll Out Dough: Divide the dough into two equal portions. Roll each portion out between two sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even thickness.
  5. Cut Cookies: Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from the rolled dough. Transfer the cut cookies to prepared cookie sheets, leaving some space between each.
  6. Chill Cookies: Place the cookie sheets with cut-out cookies into the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This chilling step helps the cookies maintain their shape during baking.
  7. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 180ºC (350ºF) to get it ready for baking the cookies.
  8. Bake Cookies: Bake the chilled cookies on the baking sheets in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they turn golden brown around the edges.
  9. Prepare Spiced Sugar: While the cookies bake, mix together the caster sugar with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom to create the spiced sugar coating.
  10. Cool and Coat Cookies: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes to set. Then, gently coat the slightly cooled cookies in the spiced sugar mixture.
  11. Final Cooling: Transfer the coated cookies to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely. Refrigerating the dough and letting the cookies cool thoroughly helps them to set their shape and prevents breakage.

Notes

  • Chilling the dough is essential to prevent spreading and helps maintain cookie shape.
  • Rolling between parchment paper avoids sticking and makes transferring easier.
  • Allow cookies to cool before coating to avoid them breaking apart.
  • For a stronger almond flavor, a few extra drops of almond extract can be added, but be careful as it is potent.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to one week.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: spiced sugar cookies, easy sugar cookies, holiday cookies, cinnamon cookies, buttery cookies

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