Xmas Cookies

This weekend I thought I would make some simple xmas cookies. Mind I did have to make 2 batches, one for home and one for work lol I should stop telling people at work I'm going to do some cooking over the weekend it has some how become a tradition to cook enough for home and for work....

Recipe:

Cookie Dough
120gm Unsalted Butter
1/2 Cup Caster Sugar
1 Egg
2 Cups SR Flour, Sifted
3-4 Drops Vanilla Essence

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 170 deg cel, Gas Mark 3, and lightly grease 2 oven trays
2. Using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and castor sugrar until light and fluffy
3. Add the egg and mix until combined
4. Add the sifted flour and vanilla essence
5. Knead mixture to form a ball. Wrap dough in plastic film and place in fridge to rest for approx 20 mins
6. Use 2 sheets of baking paper and put one sheet down and place the dough on. Put the 2nd sheet of baking paper on top and with a rolling pin, roll the dough evenly until it is 4-5mm thick.
7. User cookie cutters to stamp out your shapes and place on prepared oven trays
8. Place in the oven and cook for approx 5 mins or until lighly golden.
9. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Icing:

I just made a basic icing using lemon juice.


I am not great at icing, but as long as it tastes good thas all that matters...