DECORATED SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS
What's the Yuletide season without cutout cookies? This recipe includes directions for making royal icing, but feel free to use whatever icing or other decorating techniques you wish.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, egg yolks and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour., On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat., Bake at 350° for 13-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , For icing, in a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and corn syrup. If desired, add extract and tint with food coloring; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture. Frost cookies. Let stand until set. , To decorate cookies, place melted candy coating in small resealable plastic bags; cut a small hole in the corner of each bag. Decorate cookies as desired.
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Benita Pielow
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale, and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
mhmd 05
[email protected]These cookies were perfect! They were soft and chewy, and the frosting was delicious. I'll definitely be making these again.
Mihai Amihaesii
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good. I liked the texture of the dough, and the frosting was nice and creamy.
pavlyEshak2621
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of sugar cookies, but these were actually really good. The dough was soft and chewy, and the frosting was perfectly sweet.
Ethan Morgan
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was soft and chewy, and the frosting was perfectly sweet. I'll definitely be making these again.
katherine rushlow
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste, but they were still good. I liked the flavor of the dough, and the frosting was nice and sweet.
Umar Sycoveer
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale, and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Farhan Ali Siyal
[email protected]These cookies were perfect! They were soft and chewy, and the frosting was delicious. I'll definitely be making these again.
Ahad Hadi
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good. I liked the texture of the dough, and the frosting was nice and creamy.
Victoria Wildermoth
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of sugar cookies, but these were actually really good. The dough was soft and chewy, and the frosting was perfectly sweet.
just4 you
[email protected]These cookies were a lot of work, but they were worth it! They're so beautiful and delicious.
Nobuhle Zulu
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly, but my cookies turned out dry and crumbly. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Harsh Brijmohun
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They're very easy to make, and they're perfect for a quick and easy dessert.
Mukhtar Hussain
[email protected]I made these cookies for my kids' birthday party, and they were a huge success! The kids loved decorating them, and they gobbled them up.
Ethio Tube
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! The dough was soft and chewy, and the frosting was perfectly sweet. I'll definitely be making these again.
Fred Peterson (Kingkiller Gaming)
[email protected]I've been making these sugar cookies for years, and they're always a crowd-pleaser. The dough is so versatile, and you can use any type of sprinkles or decorations you like.
Itz Taohid
[email protected]These sugar cookies were a hit at my holiday party! They were so easy to make and decorate, and they turned out beautifully.