Vanilla-Clementine Cut-Out Cookies
from: bakeat350.netYIELD: makes about 12 four-inch cookies, depending on cutter size
2 & 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons McCormick Extra Rich Pure Vanilla Extract
zest of one clementine
1 teaspoon clementine juice
Preheat oven to 350. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the egg, vanilla, zest, and juice. Beat until well combined. Add in the flour mixture on low speed, mixing until just combined.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, roll to 1/4" thick on a surface dusted with flour, and cut with cookie cutters. If the dough becomes sticky, refrigerate. Place shapes onto parchment-lined cookies sheets. Freeze the shapes for 5-10 minutes before baking to help retain the shape.
Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until done. Cool completely on wire cooling racks before decorating. Use royal icing to decorate.
2 & 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons McCormick Extra Rich Pure Vanilla Extract
zest of one clementine
1 teaspoon clementine juice
Preheat oven to 350. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the egg, vanilla, zest, and juice. Beat until well combined. Add in the flour mixture on low speed, mixing until just combined.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, roll to 1/4" thick on a surface dusted with flour, and cut with cookie cutters. If the dough becomes sticky, refrigerate. Place shapes onto parchment-lined cookies sheets. Freeze the shapes for 5-10 minutes before baking to help retain the shape.
Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until done. Cool completely on wire cooling racks before decorating. Use royal icing to decorate.
