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December 13, 2022 BASICS

Slice & Bake! Icebox Cookie Dough (+VIDEO)

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icebox cookie dough

In this post, I'm sharing how to make the simple cookie dough that I use for all the different shapes & sizes of icebox cookies.

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The dough makes beautiful slice-and-bake cookies, holding the detailed designs very well in the oven.

The cookies are buttery and crunchy. Just a perfect little snack to have during your coffee or tea break!

Check out this post to see how you can make cute slice-and-bake Christmas cookies using this dough; Santa, Santa boots, and wreath cookies all from one batch of this recipe!

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  • 📌 Frequently asked questions
  • 📌 VIDEO: Learn how to make it visually!
  • 📌 Ingredients for icebox cookie dough
  • 📌 How to make icebox cookie dough
  • 📌 Step 1: Mix soft butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a bowl until everything looks even.
  • 📌 Step 2. Add a whole egg and yolk and mix until it looks nice and smooth. (Clean the side and the bottom of a bowl on the way.)
  • 📌 Step 3. Add cake flour and almond flour and mix until the dough looks even. (Clean the pedal and the bowl on the way.)
  • 📌 How to Color the dough
  • 📌 How to shape the dough
  • 📌 Bake!
  • 📌 Ways to Enjoy
  • 📌 Printable recipe
  • Icebox Cookie Dough

📌 Frequently asked questions

How should I store the cookie dough?

Wrap the dough tightly and store it in a fridge for up to 4 days or a few months in a freezer.

Can I make add any flavors to this dough?

Yes! You can add any flavors you like. I shared how to make vanilla, gingerbread, and chocolate flavors from the dough in this post. Check it out if you are interested.

Can I store this dough at room temperature?

I do not recommend that since it contains raw eggs in it. Store in a fridge or freezer for food safety reasons.

📌 VIDEO: Learn how to make it visually!

To learn how to make this cookie dough visually and have a deeper understanding of all, watch this video.

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📌 Ingredients for icebox cookie dough

Makes a little over 850g | 30oz of the dough

  • Unsalted butter: 226g | 8oz or 2 US sticks
    • Use soft butter so that everything blends easily!
  • Powdered sugar: 160g | 5.6oz
    • If you don't have powdered sugar, use granulated sugar. By using powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar, you can enjoy a more crumbly, flakier texture.
  • Salt: ¼ tsp
  • Whole egg: 1 egg
  • Egg yolk: 1
    • Save the egg white for egg wash when the cookie recipe requires it.
  • Cake flour: 350g | 12.3oz
  • Almond flour: 70g | 2.5oz
    • By adding almond flour, the texture of the cookies gets crumbly and not too crunchy. About more flavorful!

📌 How to make icebox cookie dough

The simple 3 steps:

  1. Mix soft butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a bowl until everything looks even.
  2. Add a whole egg and yolk and mix until it looks nice and smooth. (Clean the side and the bottom of a bowl on the way so that the pedal can pick up all the butter.)
  3. Add cake flour and almond flour and mix until the dough looks even. (Clean the pedal and the bowl on the way again.) Done!

The printable recipe is at the very end of this post.

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Check out below for more detailed tips and images👇🏻


The detailed steps with images:

📌 Step 1: Mix soft butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a bowl until everything looks even.

soft butter in a bowl

💡 The most important thing in the process is to use SOFT butter. That allows all the ingredients to blend a lot easier.

adding sugar and salt in butter

👩🏻‍🍳 Mix the butter and powdered sugar at a lower speed first so that the sugar does not scatter everywhere. And gradually turn up the speed!

mixing butter and sugar to make cookie dough

📌 Step 2. Add a whole egg and yolk and mix until it looks nice and smooth. (Clean the side and the bottom of a bowl on the way.)

adding eggs in butter to make cookie dough

💬 The butter and eggs look very separated at first since oil and liquids don't get along well! But no worry, clean off the side and the bottom of a bowl and continue mixing. It'll come together shortly!

mixing butter and egg to make cookie dough
mixed butter and egg to make cookie dough

👩🏻‍🍳 The more you whip, the more it contains air in it and the cookies expand in the oven as you bake. The texture gets lighter as well. Today, I stopped right after it looks smooth. Chose how much you want to mix depending on the result you want!


📌 Step 3. Add cake flour and almond flour and mix until the dough looks even. (Clean the pedal and the bowl on the way.)

sifting cake flour and almond flour
adding flour to make cookie dough

💬 Some butter and flour are left around the pedal and the bowl at this point. It is so important to clean on the way to make an even dough!

cleaning the mixing bowl to make cookie dough
cookie dough in a mixer
Done!

💡 Clean off all the dough stuck to the bowl and pedal. You should be able to get a little over 850g | 30oz of the dough in total.

📌 How to Color the dough

cookie dough in a bowl

You can color and shape as you like and have fun.

Food coloring:

I recommend paste/gel food colorings as thin liquid colorings affect the consistency more when you add a good amount of it.

On my YouTube channel in the past, I shared many kinds of slice-and-bake cookie tutorials with different designs and occasions. Check out the list below and hope it'll give you some inspiration for your next cookie project!

📌 How to shape the dough

📌 Bake!

🔥 Bake at 340-350F for about 7-10 minutes (or more!).

next, turn down the temperature to 330F and bake for another 7-10 minutes.

  • Adjust the time and temperature depending on the oven and the size and thickness of your cookies.
  • To enjoy the light and crispy texture, bake the cookies until you see nice golden caramelization around the edge.

👩🏻‍🍳 Chill the sliced cookie dough completely until right before baking By doing that, they don't spread too much in the oven. I like to freeze them to maximize the result!

📌 Ways to Enjoy

Make any icebox cookies you like with this cookie dough. Make custom cookies for birthdays, spring, holidays, or any of your special personal events.

Check out this post to see how you can make festive Christmas cookies from one batch of this recipe.

💬 If you loved this recipe, please share your feedback on this post! I always love to hear how you enjoyed it at home with your friends and family.

📌 Printable recipe

icebox cookie dough

Icebox Cookie Dough

ayacaliva
The simple icebox cookie dough for all the different shapes & sizes of slice-and-bake cookies!
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Total Time 15 mins
Course Cookie
Cuisine Baking
Servings 12
Calories 303 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with a pedal Or a bowl with a whisk and spatula
  • Whisk to mix flours
  • Spatula
  • Plastic wrap to wrap the dough to store

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 oz Butter (soft) 2 US sticks
  • 5.6 oz Powdered sugar
  • Salt
  • Whole egg
  • Egg yolk Save the egg white for egg wash if you need it.
  • 12.3 oz Cake flour
  • 2.5 oz Almond flour

Instructions
 

  • Mix soft butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a bowl until everything looks even.
    8 oz Butter (soft), 5.6 oz Powdered sugar, Salt
    mixing butter and sugar to make cookie dough
  • Add a whole egg and yolk and mix until it looks nice and smooth. (Clean the side and the bottom of a bowl on the way.)
    Whole egg, Egg yolk
    mixed butter and egg to make cookie dough
  • Add cake flour and almond flour and mix until the dough looks even. (Clean the pedal and the bowl on the way.) Done!
    12.3 oz Cake flour, 2.5 oz Almond flour
    cleaning the mixing bowl to make cookie dough
  • Color and shape as you like for your icebox cookies.
    Freeze and Slice. And chill them completely before you bake them.
    decorated sliced wreath cookie dough
  • Bake at 340-350 F | 176 C for about 7-10 mins.
    And turn the temperature down to 330 F | 165 C and bake for another 7-10 mins or more until the edge is slightly toasted.
    Adjust the time and temperature depending on the oven and the size and thickness of your cookies.
    To enjoy the light and crispy texture, bake the cookies until you see nice golden caramelization around the edge.
    wreath cookies in the oven right before they are done

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Notes

Chill the dough completely until right before baking. By doing that, they don't spread too much in the oven. I like to freeze them to maximize the result!

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 8gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 582IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Butter coookie, christmas cookies, Cookie, cookie box, cookie dough, icebox cookie, slice-and-bake cookie
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