sugar cookies 1 c butter
3 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
cream the butter, cream cheese, and sugar. mix in the egg and vanilla. stir in the flour. wrap in plastic, refrigerate for two hours.
preheat the oven to 375f.
roll the dough (on a floured surface). choose your cutter and go at it. my cookies are usually between 1/8 and 1/4 inch in thickness. place your cut outs on a baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes.
let cool completely.
ice away!
icing
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
combine the sugar, milk, corn syrup. mix until smooth. add the almond.
divide into bowls and add your colors.
notes:
-i usually quadruple the icing recipe (for each recipe of cookies).
-you may end up using a few more tablespoons of milk, depending on whether you are spreading or piping the icing.
-i pipe the outlines first, let them set, and then fill in the other colors.
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i love holiday baking! or any excuse to bake. and so i'm a little early with the st patrick's day cookies. but these clovers have places to go!
