Spiced holiday sugar cookies

Today's recipe for spiced holiday sugar cookies comes from Andrea S. of Fenelon Falls, ON.

We’ll be featuring recipes from the 2014 Cityline Holiday Cookie Swap all month long! Don’t forget to download this year’s cookie book — it has 31 delectable viewer-submitted recipes for you to try!

Spiced holiday sugar cookies

Ingredients:

Glaze:

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Method:

Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed 30 seconds. Add sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; gradually stir into mixture. Chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375F. Roll to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes with favorite cookie cutters. Sprinkle with coloured sugar if desired.

Bake on greased baking sheet 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool cookies 1 minute on baking sheet, then remove to wire rack. Cool. Glaze and decorate.

Submitted by Andrea S.
Fenelon Falls, ON