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 mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Chill Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
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
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.