Costumed Sugar Cookies

Name: Costumed Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, softened; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 large egg; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 789 milliliters all-purpose flour; 30 servings Assorted colors of paste food coloring; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 30 servings Decorator sugar; 0 teaspoons water

Costumed Sugar Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 30. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 194 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of butter, flour, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg and beat well.

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Egg

Combine flour, cream of tartar, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended.

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Cream Of Tartar

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Roll dough to 1/4" thickness between 2 sheets of wax paper.

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Dough

Roll

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Wax Paper

Cut with cookie cutters.

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Cookie Cutter

Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Combine egg yolk and water; stir well. Divide mixture among several cups. Tint with desired colors of food coloring. Keep egg yolk paint covered until ready to use.

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Food Color

Egg Yolk

Water

Add a few drops of water if paint thickens too much.

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Water

Using a small paintbrush or sea sponge, paint assorted designs on some cookies with egg yolk paint.

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Egg Yolk

Sprinkle some cookies with decorator sugar. (Some cookies will be baked plain.)

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Sugar

Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.

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Oven

Let cookies stand 1 minute on cookie sheets. Carefully transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Frost remaining cookies with vanilla and chocolate frosting and decorate as desired.

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Chocolate Frosting