Spiced Up Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature soft
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp orange extract
- 1/2 tsp orange zest optional
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add butter and sugar to an electric mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg, milk and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add spices, flour, baking powder and salt and continue to mix until well combined.
- Divide dough in half, shape into a ball and cover with wax paper.Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 F and lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- On a floured surface, roll out 1st ball of dough with floured rolling pin, to a thickness of about 1/8".Using your chosen cookie cutter shape cut out cookies and transfer to baking sheets, about 1/2" apart.Gather up trimmings and re roll out dough continuing to cut out cookies.Repeat with second ball of dough.
- Bake cookies for 7-8 minutes maximum. Immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*makes about 36 cookies, depending on size of chosen cookie cutters
*you might be tempted to ice these cookies once cooled, however they really are delicious all on their ownÂ