Holiday Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookie cutouts are not my favourite cookie, but in my family, the baking of them heralds the official start of the Christmas cookie baking marathon. I've tried several recipes over the years and am not particularly attached to any of them so I had no qualms about trying this one. Once again, placing my trust in a Joanne Chang recipe has paid off.

The recipe has the same basic ingredients as others I've tried but has a higher proportion of eggs than most. Exactly what that does to the final product, I couldn't tell you, but the resulting dough was a dream to work with, easy to roll out with little additional flour, even on the 3rd rolling. The cookies are crispy and delicious and keep their shape during baking - I think I've formed an attachment.

I rolled the dough thinner than required (1/8") so my baking time was only 9 min. My yield was over 5 dozen cookies of assorted shapes and sizes.

The baking session went quickly and easily...a great start to the marathon!