Christmas Sugar Cookies

To prepare Christmas cookies, put the flour on a board. Add the granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and cold butter cut into cubes.

Work in the butter quickly, until you get a breadcrumb-like mixture.

Now add the lightly beaten eggs and knead quickly.

Collect the pastry in a compact dough, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

After the dough has rested, place it between two sheets of parchment paper and flatten with a rolling pin. Roll out the dough to about 5 mm thick.

Cut out your biscuits using your chosen festive cutters and arrange them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Leave the cookies slightly spaced apart. Bake at 180 ° C for about 15 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. Put the water in a bowl and add the icing sugar. Stir and when you have obtained a sticky mixture put it in a pastry bag with a very fine tip.

Decorate the biscuits with glaze and add the coloured sugars to taste.

Tips

To reduce the rest time of the shortcrust pastry, leave it in the freezer for 15/20 minutes. The pastry contains a lot of butter, so it must be worked very quickly to keep it compact and moldable.

For a more creative version of the glaze, you can add food colouring.