Part 2 of Saturday

We came home from the hunt and made homemade cookies & icing. Then we all had fun decorating them! It was a lot of work I must say...it took a lot of time!!

Here is the recipe for the sugar cookies...they were very good...next time I will just use sprinkles or something less time intensive :)

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Jill Saunders Rated: 4 out of 5 by 1665 members

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes

Ready In: 3 Hours Yields: 60 servings

"Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe! You will be asked for it, I promise!!!"

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3.	Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

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Sugar Cookie Icing

Submitted by: JBS BOX Rated: 4 out of 5 by 560 members

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Ready In: 15 Minutes Yields: 12 servings

"This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright. Choose as many different food colorings as you desire."

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.