Skillet Sugar Cookies ❄︎ 2nd Baking Day of Christmas 2017

In the previous 12 Baking Days of Christmas, I presented a homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe that would work perfectly as Cookies for Santa.

Today, I give you another.

It’s a delightful spin on the traditional sugar cookie by baking in a cast iron skillet. Fun, right? I used mini skillets for these cookies, but a 8-10″ pan would work fine, too. Let me show you how I did it.

First, you’ll make the dough.

I swear by this sugar cookie recipe from Sweet Sugarbelle. I’ve used her recipe to make shark cookies, dinosaurs, watermelons and snowflakes so it has been tried and tested with much success.

You’ll start by creaming powdered sugar with softened butter in the bowl of an electric stand mixer.

While that’s going, combine the rest of the dry ingredients — flour, baking powder and salt — in a big bowl. Give it a good stir so it’s mix through.

Next, add an egg and extract to the butter-sugar mixture. I like the taste and scent of almond, but vanilla works if you’d rather.

Then you’ll turn the mixer to low and add the flour mixture a little at a time until it’s combined… and then let ‘er rip!

Go make a cup of coffee or throw the ball for the dog a few times. Sweet Sugarbelle says the dough is done when most of it sticks to the paddle. She also says it doesn’t need to be refrigerated, but I find it easier to handle after it chills out a bit.

When the dough is ready, press it into the skillet, spreading it to the edges and smoothing the top.

Bake until the edges turn golden brown and the center is still soft to the touch. Let cool and then drizzle with icing and sprinkles!

Or add candy-covered chocolates, which is my son’s favorite. He ate a mini skillet on his own and requested I make another for him — not Santa. Does that qualify him for the Naughty List?

Well, at least you’ll be on the Nice List if you whip up these Skillet Sugar Cookies for dear ol’ Santa. Don’t forget the glass of milk! Enjoy!  — v.

The 12 Baking Days of Christmas 2017

Day 1 ❄︎︎ Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Day 2 ❄︎ Skillet Sugar Cookies
Day 3 ❄︎ Cranberry Orange Scones
Day 4 ❄︎ White Chocolate Bark: Two Ways
Day 5 ❄︎ Rudy’s Gingerbread Loaf
Day 6 ❄︎ Homemade Cornbread
Day 7 ❄︎ Homemade Cornbread Stuffing
Day 8 ❄︎ Red Velvet Cookies
Day 9 ❄︎ Red & White Marbled Cupcakes
Day 10 ❄︎ Mini Caramel Apple Pies
Day 11 ❄︎ Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Day 12 ❄︎ Christmas Checkerboard Cake

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Skillet Sugar Cookies

December 2, 2017

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By: v.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp almond or vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (+2 Tbsp, if necessary)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
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  SIMPLE SUGAR ICING
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp half-and-half or milk
• rainbow sprinkles
• candy-coated chocolates

Directions

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease skillet with vegetable oil or melted butter.
• Step 2 In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together softened butter and powdered sugar. Crack egg into a measuring cup and add extract. Pour into mixing bowl and combine well.
• Step 3 In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. With the mixer on low, add dry ingredients little by little. Increase speed and mix until most of the dough sticks to the paddle. You may add up to 2 Tbsp of flour if the dough remains too sticky. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Step 4 Place dough into skillet, spreading to the edges and smoothing the top. Bake until edges turn golden brown and center is still soft, about 20-22 minutes for mini skillets or 45-50 minutes for 10″ skillet. Let cool about 15 minutes before icing.
• Step 5 For the icing: whisk powdered sugar with half-and-half in a small bowl until smooth. Consistency-wise, it should drizzle back into the bowl slowly from a lifted spoon. If it’s too thick, add more half-and-half. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar. Drizzle icing back and forth over the cookie using a whisk.
• Step 6 Decorate with rainbow sprinkles or candy-coated chocolates. Enjoy!
  
  Sugar cookie recipe is from Sweet Sugarbelle, Basic Sugar Cookies.