Sugar Sugar Cookies from Megan

Cookies

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup salt butter
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • 3 tbsp cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Sift dry ingredients and then cut butter in.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients
  3. Chill then roll out
  4. Bake at 400 for 5-8 minutes.                   

Frosting

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.                 

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