Jennifer's Iced Sugar Cookies

Name: Jennifer's Iced Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter; 1 small colored sugar and candy pieces; 340 grams box confectioners sugar; 1 large egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 15 servings Food coloring, optional; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 3 Tbsps meringue powder; 1 teaspoons salt; 15 servings Assorted sprinkles; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 79 milliliters warm (80 to 90 degrees F) water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Jennifer's Iced Sugar Cookies a try. This recipe makes 15 servings with 305 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Christmas. A mixture of egg, butter, colored sugar and candy pieces, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

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For the cookies: Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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Baking Powder

Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Add the egg and mix until combined. Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients, one spoonful at a time, until thoroughly combined.

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Egg

Add the vanilla. Chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

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Cookie Dough

Vanilla

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Roll out half of the dough at a time, keeping the remainder of the dough in the refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter. (For medium cookies, use a 3-inch cookie cutter.)

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Place the cutout cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and put the cookie sheet in the refrigerator for a few minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to retain their shape. (You can roll out the scraps to make a few more cookies.)

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Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake until just before the edges of the cookies start to brown, 8 to 10 minutes (if baking two sheets at a time, rotate halfway through baking). Cool the cookies for 1 to 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

For the icing: In a medium bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and warm water with a wire whisk. Stir until the icing is smooth. Adjust the consistency of the icing by adding more confectioners' sugar or more water, as needed.

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Powdered Sugar