Christmas Cookies 2015
I bought these adorable antique cookie cutters up on the Spoon River Drive last October. They're so cute and I've been looking forward to making cookies with them.
I whipped up some yummy sugar cookie dough and let it sit in the fridge overnight. I'm not much of a raw-dough-eating person but this dough is so yummy I could eat a bowl of it! Thanks, Mom, for making cookies with me!
Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
Mix all ingredients well in mixer.
Chill for best results.
Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface until 1/8-1/4 inch thick and cut out with cookie cutters.
Bake at 350 degrees F on a parchment paper lined sheet for 10-12 minutes.
Cool completely before icing.
Icing Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
4-5 cups powdered sugar
milk to thin, to desired consistency, added a 1/2 Tbsp. at a time
1-2 tsp. corn syrup, to give icing shine
2 tsp. vanilla extract
food coloring, I used food coloring gel for vibrant colors
plastic sandwich bag for piping
Cream butter.
Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix well, adding a little milk each time.
Once you have achieved desired consistency add vanilla and corn syrup.
Divide icing and add food coloring.
Aren't they cute!? While I iced cookies in the kitchen, this is what was happening in my adjoining laundry room!
Nate worked in the attic most of the day finishing up a house project!
I added frosting to a bag so I could pipe on my cookies.
Ready for a game of double solitaire!
Cards, anyone?
Megan
