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Snickerdoodle Cookie Cut Outs

Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: holiday
Keyword: Cookies, Holidays, Sweet
Yield: 18 Cookies

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl or hand mixer
  • 1 Toaster oven or oven
  • 1 Large Bowl
  • 1 Small bowl

Materials

Cookies

  • 2 Sticks Butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 3 Cups Flour

Topping

  • 3 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Plug in a toaster oven
  • Preheat the toaster oven to 350

Mixing

  • Get out a large bowl
  • Soften 2 sticks of butter
  • Pour the 2 sticks of butter into the large bowl
  • Pour the 1 cup of sugar into the large bowl
  • Get out a hand mixer
  • Plug in the hand mixer
  • Cream the butter and sugar on medium-high till mixed, or 3 minutes
  • Turn off the hand mixer
  • Add the 1 tablespoon of vanilla to the large bowl
  • Add the 1 egg to the large bowl
  • Use the hand mixer to mix the ingredients
  • Mix ingredients in the large bowl until light and fully, about 3 minutes
  • Turn off the hand mixer
  • Add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to the large bowl
  • Add the 3 cups of flour to the large bowl
  • Mix the flour and baking powder into the large bowl
  • Use the hand mixer to mix until all ingredients are combined
  • Turn off and unplug the hand mixer
  • The dough should be firm, not dry or crumbly

Topping

  • Take out a small bowl
  • Pour 3 tablespoons of sugar into the small bowl
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of cinnamon into the small bowl
  • Use a spoon to mix together the ingredients in the small bowl

Combining

  • Roll out all cookie dough flat on a clean surface
  • Leave about medium thickness, about 1 centimeter thick
  • Cover the cookie dough with the cinnamon sugar topping
  • Sprinkle the topping equally over the cookie dough
  • Cut out the cookies with cookie cutters
  • Place shaped cookies onto a cooking pan
  • Place the cooking pan into the oven
  • Bake the cookies for 6-9 minutes
  • Take the cookies out before the edges start browning
  • Let the cookies cool
  • Once the cookies are cool you can decorate them!