Jolly Good Christmas Sugar Cookies: My Go-To Recipe - How…

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks, 227g) unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups (480g) powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• 6-8 tablespoons warm water
• Gel food coloring (various colors)