Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Success!

This Christmas I attempted to make cut-out sugar cookies from scratch, having zero experience making them before, but always wanted to try.

I was glad to learn ahead of time that there is a difference between a cut-out sugar cookie and a round "spoon a blob on the sheet" shaped sugar cookie before I started.

After scouring Pinterest for a while, I found a recipe that had good reviews and jotted it down.

I was advised by a friend to make the cookies one day and do the royal icing frosting a different day to let the cookies cool/harden first and also to eliminate fatigue and carelessness when decorating, which I was glad I did. I had my oldest nieces help me decorate on the second day which was messy and fun!