Holiday Sugar Cookies

These classic holiday sugar cookies are easy to prepare and ready to cut into festive shapes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (226 g) butter
• 1 cup (220 g) granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, optional
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups (380 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
2. Combine butter, sugar, extracts and egg in Vitamix container and secure the lid.
3. Start the machine on its lowest setting and increase to Variable 6. Blend for 20 seconds.
4. Select Variable 5. Begin pulsing in half of the dry ingredients.
5. Stop and scrape container, add remaining dry ingredients. Pulse on Variable speed 5 until combined, about 15 – 18 times (if getting too thick, scrape sides again).
6. Remove dough and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 – 40 minutes.
7. Roll out, cut into desired shapes, and place on lined baking sheet. Place in preheated oven and bake for 8 minutes.

Nutrition

1 cookie, 22g

• Calories: 100

• Total Fat: 5g

• Total Carbohydrate: 12g

  • Dietary Fiber: 3.42g
  • Sugars: 6g

• Protein: 1g

• Cholesterol: 20mg

• Sodium: 20mg