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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Sugar Cookies with Homemade Icing



One of my kids favorite cookies is the all time easiest cookie to make...the Sugar Cookie. A while back, Kayla and I got in the kitchen to make a batch for a project we were doing at church. Look at how adorable they turned out!



Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
2.Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
3.On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
4.Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.
Sugar Cookie Icing:
Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring
Directions:1.In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
2.Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

5 comments:

Sherry said...

Thanks for the recipe, they look yum! Welcome to Kids in The Kitchen!

Sarah said...

Very nice! I guess all kids have the sprinkle crazy gene.

Samantha said...

We love sugar cookies, so good and so much fun to make !

Rhonda said...

Looks like she did a great job! Sugar cookies are fun! Especially when you add the sprinkles!

BranFlakes said...

They look yummy!