Triple Goddess & Spiral Goddess Vanilla Sugar Cookies

I finally got to use the Bakerlogy cookie cutters. These are well crafted, easy to use and lovely. Bakerlogy offer all sorts of designs and shapes. I decided to use their vanilla sugar cookie recipe, they also have a chocolate and matcha recipe, rather than the one I normally use and I am sharing it here; however do visit their website if you are curious and interested in unique cookie cutters. 

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

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250g unsalted butter

200g granulated sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

450g plain flour 

* for best results, mix all ingredients at room temperature.

*For citrus cookies use orange, lemon or lime (the zest of 2 and the juice of 1) at Step 2. You may also use almond extract instead of vanilla.   

Prep and baking time 20 minutes. Chill time 1.5 hours

Step 1: Mix softened butter and sugar until mixture is smooth.

Step 2: Add the egg and vanilla extract into the mixture and beat until combine.

Step 3: Add half of the flour and mix well. Then add the rest of the flour, mix and knead until you have a soft dough mixture.

Step 4: Split the dough equally into two and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

Step 5: Once chilled, roll out your dough onto baking paper to 5mm thickness and cut out your shapes/designs. Use small amounts of flour to dust over the dough surface, cutter and rolling pin. For best results further chill for half an hour before baking.

Step 6: Bake at 170ºC (325ºF) for 10 minutes. Leave to chill before decorating and serving. 

Unfortunate and frustrating, as I like to have direct links within my posts, since Blogger has changed their format, I have been having some issues. Until it gets sorted I won't be able to add a direct link to a website, you will have to look items up in whatever search engine you use. Hope everyone had a nice weekend! - JD