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Countdown Clock Sugar Cookies

Buttery sugar cookies decorated like little clocks — the sweetest way to count down to midnight.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 12 (24 cookies)
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup royal icing white, black, and gold
  • Edible gold star sprinkles optional

Equipment

  • Baking sheets
  • parchment paper
  • Rolling Pin
  • round cookie cutter
  • piping bag

Method
 

  1. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
  3. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until a dough forms.
  4. Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut into rounds.
  5. Bake the cookies at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set.
  6. Let the cookies cool completely before decorating.
  7. Pipe clock faces, hands, and numbers on each cookie with the icing.
  8. Add gold star sprinkles and let the icing set for 30 minutes.

Notes

You can bake the cookies a day ahead and store them in an airtight container; decorate them the morning of the party. Storage: Keep the finished cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days.