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Several decorated sugar cookies shaped like clock faces, featuring gold glitter centers and white icing borders detailing the numbers for our Clock Face Countdown Cookies.

Clock Face Countdown Cookies

Create fun and interactive Clock Face Countdown Cookies with your family. This recipe is perfect for teaching children about time while enjoying a sweet baking experience.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 28 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Equipment

  • stand mixer
  • Plastic wrap
  • rolling pin
  • cookie cutters
  • Baking sheets

Method
 

  1. If you have a stand mixer, cream together the softened butter and white sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and stir until incorporated.
  2. Stir in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until the dough comes together.
  3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight.
  4. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Roll out the chilled dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to shape the dough into clock faces.
  5. Place the shaped cookies on baking sheets and bake for 7-8 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.

Notes

Decorate the cooled cookies with royal icing to create clock hands and numbers. This recipe can be adapted for gluten-free baking by substituting gluten-free flour blends.

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