This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of McCormick. All opinions & baking are 100% mine.
I love baking. I really don’t get to do it as much as I’d like to but, it’s something I really enjoy.
I had the opportunity to pick a McCormick holiday recipe to try out so I decided to go with the Spiced Holiday Sugar Cookies.
Cookies are a great holiday treat. As a matter of fact, they make great holiday presents too. You can put them in a nice decorative tin. You can also put them in a holiday themed cellophane bag and top it with a ribbon and use that as a substitute bow on a gift.
Now for some fun. I’m going to show you my step-by-step baking process in this post.
The recipe called for McCormick cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and food coloring for the icing.
Step One: Gather all your ingredients together and place them on the table for a fantastic photo op.
Step Two: Make your dough. Put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours(This part is very important). Roll it out and cut out your cookies.
Step Three: Place your cookies on a tray to bake. The little man and woman that are pictured on the tray did not quite make it through the baking process intact so, you will not see them in the final photo. They sure did taste good though.
Step Four: Let them cool, frost them, set them up for a fantastic photo op and finally, let your family members taste them.
The dough smelled so good that I couldn’t wait to taste them once they were fully baked. They taste delicioius!
The addition of the McCormick spices gives the sugar cookies a nice little festive taste.
Final Verdict: I love McCormick Spiced Holiday Sugar Cookies.
Here’s the full recipe:
Makes 6 dozen or 24 (3 cookie) servings.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies:
2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon McCormick Cinnamon, Ground
¼ teaspoon McCormick Nutmeg, Ground
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
Colorful Cookie Icing:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 teaspoons milk
½ teaspoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
3 drops McCormick Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye
Directions
1. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat granulated sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Refrigerate dough 2 hours or overnight until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface* to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into shapes with favorite cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
4. For the Icing, mix all ingredients except food colors. (Stir in additional milk as needed to thin icing or more confectioners’ sugar to thicken, if needed.) Place small amount of icing into small shallow bowls, using one bowl for each color desired. Stir drops of food color into icing until desired shade is reached.
5. To ice cookies, hold cookie by its edge and dip top of cookie into icing. (Or spoon the icing onto cookie using a teaspoon.) Place iced cookies on wire rack set over foil-covered baking sheet to dry. (The foil-covered baking sheet will catch drips.) To add decorative details to cookies, spoon tinted icing into resealable plastic bag. Snip off a tiny piece of the corner. Squeeze icing through hole in plastic bag to decorate cookies. If desired, Colored Sugar may be sprinkled onto freshly iced cookies.
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