Cookie-cutter Dutch Sugar Cookies With White Chocolate Glaze

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter (no subs!)
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 -5 ounces white chocolate, melted
• finely chopped almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl using an electric mixer beat sugar and butter until light (about 5 minutes).
• 2 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 in a small bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture just to combine.
• 4 divide the dough in half and gather each pieces into a ball, then flatten into a disc.
• 5 wrap in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 2 hours or more, or freeze.
• 6 set oven to 325°f (second-lowest rack).
• 7 roll out one disc on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness.
• 8 using assorted cookie cutter cut out cookies and transfer to a ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 1-inch between cookies.
• 9 gather dough scraps and re-roll.
• 10 repeat with remaining dough disc.
• 11 bake cookies until pale golden (about 13 minutes).
• 12 transfer to racks and cool.
• 13 melt the white chocolate and spoon into a pastry bag (1/16-inch tip size) or just drizzle with a small spoon.
• 14 pipe the chocolate the cookies in a decorative pattern.
• 15 sprinkle lightly with very finely chopped almonds if desired, then let stand until the chocolate sets.