4-Ingredient Italian CHRISTMAS COOKIES | Easy Butter Cookies Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat and margarine is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Cream the butter and powdered sugar together in a mixing bowl until soft and spreadable.

Incorporate the egg yolk into the mixture until fully combined.

Add the flour and salt, mixing until the dough comes together and is pipeable.

Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.

Pipe the cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Chill the piped cookies before baking to help them hold their shape.

Bake the cookies in a preheated oven until golden.

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