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Vanilla Yogurt Sugar Cookies

Soft vanilla yogurt sugar cookies are cut into festive shapes and decorated with colorful royal icing and sprinkles for a sweet, beautiful treat.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

FOR THE COOKIES

  • 1 stick butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp vanilla

FOR THE ROYAL ICING

  • 3 egg whites
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Red food coloring
  • Desired sprinkles for decorations

Instructions
 

FOR THE COOKIES:

  • Preheat oven to 375
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light
  • Add the yogurt, egg and vanilla mix until well blended
  • Mix the baking powder and baking soda together
  • Slowly mix the flour mixture with the liquid ingredients
  • Mix just until all ingredients are well incorporated
  • Gather dough into 2 balls flatten into disks, wrap in saran wrap and chill for 2 hours or overnight
  • Take out one disk at a time let sit for a few minutes at room temperature
  • On a lightly floured board roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness, cut out into different shape hearts
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes
  • Cool completely before frosting with royal icing

FOR THE ROYAL ICING:

  • In an non reactive bowl on high speed beat the egg whites until frothy, add the vanilla then slowly add the powdered sugar will mixing on medium speed
  • Divide into 3 bowls leave 1 white 1 add 1 drop of red food coloring for a pink shade. In the third bowl add enough red food coloring to get a deep red shade.
  • Decorate with sprinkles while still wet or let dry completely to add a top coat of royal icing using a tooth pick to draw patterns in different shades.