Clearly, my decorating skills need a little fine-tuning. Nevertheless, I promise that these sugar cookies taste spectactular. The girls certainly didn’t complain.
Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
(mom’s recipe)
Cream together:
1 C. butter, softened
1 C. granulated sugar
Add:
1 egg
3/4 t. almond extract
Mix in:
2 3/4 C. flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
Mix up the dough. Roll it out to desired thickness. Personally, I like them kinda meaty. Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. Pull them out as soon as you see the tiniest bit of browning at the edges.
Sugar Cookie Glaze
(from Southern Living)
Whisk together:
1 box (16 oz.) powdered sugar
5 T. warm water
Color with liquid food coloring.
Gently dip your cookie into the glaze to coat the top and set on a cooling rack until dry. Alternately, you can spoon the glaze over the top. I actually found the glaze very thin, so after dipping, I spooned another coat of glaze over the top.
I added a little colored sugar for some of the unicorn horns. Then, I piped an outline around the dried, glazed cookies using royal icing. Here’s an easy recipe:
Royal Icing
(from Southern Living)
Beat together:
1 box (16 oz.) powdered sugar
3 T. meringue powder (you can buy this at a cake supply store or most craft/hobby shops)
6 T. warm water
1 t. light corn syrup
Beat for 5-7 minutes. Color with paste food coloring. Cover icing with a damp towel or plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.
This was fun. One of my goals is to brush up on my sugar cookie skills (I know, very important.) I cut out a variety of shapes this time around and popped the rest in the freezer to pull out over the next couple weeks, so hopefully, we’ll be seeing some progression….
Weight Loss Tip: Should you need a little cookie every now and then, make a whole batch, count out one for each member of the family, and immediately freeze the rest. The wait time required for defrost is often enough to curb impulsive cookie consumption.
Sixty-Fifth Avenue says
Can I just say that this is the cutest tea party ever! What a great idea to freeze the cookies, I didn’t know you could do that.
xo
Sharon says
Thanks for sharing!! I was wanting to know how you mades them, they are so beautiful! 🙂
Sue says
Your tea party and cookies are adorable! I love your style. Great tip on ONE cookie for each person and freezing the rest:)
Undeserving Grace says
i could be addicted to sugar cookies very easily!
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Sew Pretty Dresses says
Just so very sweet! I love your ‘tables’!
Crystal from Fussy Monkey Business says
Thanks so much for sharing these recipes! They made for 2 little happy campers this afternoon:o) I did a link back to this page!! http://fussymonkeybiz.blogspot.com/2011/10/afternoon-snack.html