Frosted Sugar Cookies

Two recipes: Cookies and the Icing for them.

Sara’s Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup 10-2/3 sticks Butter
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Egg
• 4 teaspoons Milk
• 2 cups Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Cream together Butter and Sugar
3. Add Vanilla and Egg
4. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy
5. Stir in Milk and dry ingredients
6. Divide dough into two parts, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour (can be left up to 24 hours)
7. Roll to approximately 1/3-1/4″ thick, cut with desired cutters and place on a greased cookie sheet
8. Bake for 6-8 minutes at 375
   Note: Bake for only 6 minutes to eliminate excessive browning on the bottom of the cookies.

Butter Icing

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 3 drops Red Food Coloring
• 2.25 ounce 1 jar Red Decorator Sugar

Directions

1. Combine confectioners’ sugar, butter, vanilla and milk, beating until creamy. Thin with a few more drops of milk (if necessary) to reach desired spreading consistency.
2. Stir in optional food coloring.
3. Spread frosting over cooled cookies and decorate with colored sugar, if desired.

Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of Confectioner’s Sugar (that seems like a lot)
• 1 stick of Butter
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 1/8 cup Meringue Powder
• 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• splash of Milk (as needed)

Directions

• Combine

Royal Icing

Ingredients

• 5 cups Powdered Sugar
• 6 tablespoons Water
• 2 tablespoons Meringue Powder

Directions

• Combine on Low until matte finish.