This will get rid of any lumps and bumps. Royal icing sugar - Make sure to sift the sugar before. The icing is sturdy enough to be used for drawing the border lines as well as for 'flooding' the cookies. I'm using the royal icing coloured with pretty pastel food gel colourings to decorate the cookies with. Egg - One large egg at room temperature.Vanilla - Use good quality vanilla extract to add hints of flavour to the cookies.Butter - Unsalted butter at room temperature.Sugar - I like to use the white caster sugar, but you can also use granulated or golden caster sugar.Here are the simple ingredients you will need to make these sugar cookies and icing: The dough is quick and easy to make, it can also be made well in advance and it is suitable for freezing. I use this very same dough recipe in my Valentine's Heart Sandwich Cookies and in my Birthday Sugar Cookies.īy using different shapes of cookie cutters you can turn them into Easter, Christmas, Valentines, Halloween (check out this fun Candy Corn Sugar Cookies recipe) or any other in-between celebration. You can use this cookie/ biscuit dough as a base for any seasonal or special occasion bake. What I love most about the sugar cookies, other than delicious flavour and cute design, is how versatile they are. They will make a delicious and lovely looking treat for family and friends during Easter holidays.ĭecorating these cut out cookies is a fun part for kids and adults alike, and using the coloured royal icing will make them stand out and become an eye-catching treat, which is also perfect for gifting. These sweet and buttery, vanilla-flavoured cookies are crispy around the edges and soft in the middle. Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print RecipeĮasy Easter sugar cookies decorated with royal icing.

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