Sugar Cookies Number Sixteen Hotel South Kensington London Recipes

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes in a stand mixer or 4 minutes with a handheld. Reduce speed to low, then add zest and vanilla and mix until combined.
• Add flour mixture and mix until al soft dough forms. Gather dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, then flatten (in wrap) into a 7" disk. Chill until firm, at least 4 and up to 24 hours.
• Bring dough to cool room temperature before rolling out, about 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Roll out dough into a 14" round (1/4" thick) on a well-floured surface with a lightly foured rolling pin. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cutter (2" fluted or plain round cookie cutter) and transfer with a metal spatula to 2 ungreased large baking sheets, arranging cookies about 1" apart. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until pale golden, 10-12 minutes. Manwhile, gather scraps into a ball, then flatten into a disk, and chill while first batch bakes. Transfer baked cookies to a rack to cool.
• Reroll scraps and cut out additional cookies, transferring to a cooled cookie sheet as formed, then bake in same manner.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix in eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Add salt, baking powder and flour and mix until well incorporated.
• Cover dough bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Roll cookies into 1-inch balls and flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass until 1/4-inch thick.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until slightly golden brown on the bottom.
• Let cool completely.
• In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar and butter until creamy. Mix in vanilla and milk until smooth.
• Frost cooled cookies with frosting and top with sprinkles, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional sugar. Place on greased baking sheets; flatten with a glass. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.