Description
These Festive Green Sugar Cookies are perfect for the holiday season. With a hint of almond and a burst of green color, these sweet treats will brighten up any dessert table.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- Green food coloring
- Festive sprinkles or sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract if using. Mix in green food coloring.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
- Form dough: Scoop tablespoon-sized amounts of dough and roll into balls.
- Add decorations: Roll each ball in sprinkles or sanding sugar.
- Bake: Place on baking sheets and bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are golden.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can adjust the intensity of the green color by adding more or less food coloring.
- For a peppermint twist, replace almond extract with peppermint extract.
- Chill and roll out the dough for holiday-themed cookie cutters.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
