Sugar Cookies

 It's after school Cooking Camp at Nana's again!  Look at the pretty tea time tray for Cissy. 

 This is the pretty teacup that Cissy picked out for today.  It's one that my daughter (Cissy's mom) gave to me.  it goes with Cissy's shirt and the cookies!  Good choice, Cissy!

In this picture,  Cissy has outlined the cookie first and is now flooding the center with icing.  

  Cissy is doing more flooding and then decorating with sprinkles that she chose.  I said to her, "Cissy, you're doing so well.  You're my top student!"  Cissy replied, "Uh Nana, I'm you're only student!"  Oh, funny girl!

yield: About 3 dozenAuthor: Kittyprint recipe

Sugar Cookies

This recipe always turns out great! It came from a local grocery store, and I hope you give it a try.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 t. vanilla (my addition)
• Powdered sugar for rolling out the dough

INSTRUCTIONS:

To make the dough:

1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. Place the butter and sugaar in large bowl of electric mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat to combine.
3. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

To make the cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Sprinkle the surface where you will roll out the dough, with powdered sugar.
3. Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from the refrigerator at a time. Sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it isn't sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place a cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill.
4. Cut into desired shapes, place at least 1" apart on greased cookie sheet, parchment covered baking sheets, or silicone baking mats. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time.
5. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from the oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.

Easy Icing:

1. Mix together: 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar,  1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond flavoring,  1 teaspoon light corn syrup,  2 and 1/2 tablespoons room temperature water,  pinch of salt.   If icing is too thick, add a little water. If too thin, add a little powdered sugar. Add gel or liquid food coloring. Use squeeze bottle for easy decorating, outlining your design first, and then flooding the center and spreading with a knife.

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