recipe needed for basic biscuit / pastry / slice that can be cut into shapes and decorated

[sloane]

I just did some sugar cookies this morning. I made the dough and then had two 4.5 year old helpers to cut and decorate them. They spread a little but I didn't put them back in the fridge after cutting them and they were cut into shapes by hot little hands! They only took 6-7 minutes to cook. I googled sugar cookies and used a recipe from allrecipes - rolled sugar cookies. Am I allowed to link?

[Lenny]

As long as it's a non commercial link. Which is tricky. I am not sure about allrecipes - I think they have ads.
Otherwise you can always cut and paste it or just tell us the website name (which you have). Thanks

[~me~]

I have made sugar cookies just on the weekend, I purchased initially from a fundraiser and the kids loved them. Here is the recipe

3 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Bicarb Soda
1 egg
1 cup butter at room temp (250gm)
1/2 cup whole fat greek yoghurt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add egg, vanilla and yogurt and mix to combine.
Add in all dry ingredients and mix into a dough.
Wrap dough in the shape of a disc in glad wrap and refrigerate for 1hour.
Preheat oven to 180deg.
Roll out dough and cut out shapes. They keep better if they are cold and firm going into the oven. Bake 12mins and cool on the tray, they will harden on cooling and then you can completely cool on a wire rack and decorate.

I had so much dough I had to refrigerate inbetween batches. Kids loved them. These did not spread at all, they did rise a little.