Recipes

Rolled Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 ¼ cups white sugar

4 eggs, at room temperature

1 ½ t. pure vanilla extract

5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 t. baking powder

½ t. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. 
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. 
3. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. 
4. Divide dough into 4 balls and flatten into discs. Wrap each disc with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 400^o F. Roll out dough on floured surface ¼” to ½” thick. Cut into shapes. Place cookies 1” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 7-10 minutes depending on thickness and size. Cool.

Royal Icing

INGREDIENTS

2/3 cup warm water

4 ½ T Meringue powder

1 t. cream of tartar

1 t. vanilla

2 pounds powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In bowl of electric mixer, whisk together water and meringue powder for 15 seconds (with a whisk, not the mixer). 
2. Whisk in cream of tartar and vanilla. 
3. Add powdered sugar all at once and mix with paddle attachment for 10 minutes. 
4. Cover tightly and thin/color as needed.