Holiday How-To: Fun & Festive Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Now that it’s December, we’re feeling officially ready to start participating in the festivities of the season’s past. And at the very top of our list as one of the most rewarding holiday pastimes is baking (followed quickly by eating) a sweet and special treat. A chewy middle, a slightly crisp outer edge cut to perfection in all sorts of festive shapes and sizes – the sugar cookie simply can’t be beat.
Given that we’re no experts ourselves, we asked Olivia Metzger, the creative behind @livviejane and a self-taught cookie connoisseur (among many other talents), for her tried-and-true baking tips. Below, she shares a fun and festive sugar cookie recipe that leaves plenty of room to choose your own (decorating) adventure.
For the dough (yields a dozen cookies):
For the icing (per color):
For the cookies:
For the icing:
Photos by Olivia Metzger