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Easter Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • Icing:
  • 1/3 cup meringue powder
  • 1/2 cup warm water plus additional for thinning (optional), divided
  • 3 tablespoons vanilla
  • 1 bag 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • assorted food coloring
  • Cookies:
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 dash salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • To make icing: Mix meringue powder, 1/2 cup warm water, vanilla, powdered sugar and corn syrup. Separate into bowls and add food coloring; mix with water, as needed, to thin for piping.
  • To make cookies: Heat oven to 350 F.
  • Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg, vanilla, baking powder and salt. Mix in flour 1 cup at a time to form dough. Roll dough out to 1/4-1/2-inch thickness.
  • Cut into shapes, place on baking sheet and freeze 10 minutes. Bake 8-12 minutes. Cool completely before icing.
  • Place icing in zip-top or piping bags and cut off tips. Put cookies on parchment paper. Trace outline first then fill in middle. Use toothpicks to smooth out.
  • Let dry 6 hours and finish decorating with different icing colors or edible markers.

Notes

Recipe courtesy of "Cookin' Savvy"
Keyword: dessert, easter, Kid Friendly