DECORATED COOKIES WITH ROYAL ICING

 RECIPE TIME!
3 c flour
1/2 Tablespoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
2 sticks butter
1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
ELECTRIC MIX BUTTER & SUGAR. ADD EGG, MILK, VANILLA. ADD FLOUR & BAKING POWDER. PAT INTO DISK. CHILL 1 HOUR. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350. ROLL DOUGH ON FLOURED BOARD TO DESIRED THICKNESS. I MAKE THEM THICKER IF CREATING COOKIE POPS. CUT SHAPES AND INSERT OVEN SAFE COOKIE POP STICKS. BAKE 12-15 MINUTES DEPENDING ON SIZE OF COOKIE. IF SMALLER, CHECK THEM EARLIER. LET COOL ON SHEETS.
 ROYAL ICING Ingredients

• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• Scant 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Beat ingredients in a mixer bowl on low speed until smooth, about 7 minutes. If icing is too thick, add more water; if too thin, beat 2 to 3 minutes more. Add coloring.

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SHORTBREAD HEARTS FILLED WITH JAM

 

COOKIE INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups soft butter

2 C. SUGAR

4 EGGS

1 TSP. VANILLA

5 C. FLOUR

2 TSP. BAKING POWDER

1 TSP. SALT

Raspberry AND apricot jam for filling

Directions

1. 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.  Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Cut centers out of half.  Place cookies 1 inch apart on parchment line cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.  Put jam on solid shapes. Dust cut out halves with powdered sugar and top them together!

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EUROPEAN BUTTER COOKIES FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

IS PLUGRA YUMMY? IT SURE IS!  DON'T HAVE ANY? THIS RECIPE WORKS AWESOME WITH REGULAR SALTED BUTTER, TOO!

MY EURPOEAN BUTTER COOKIE RECIPE:
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 AND LINE COOKIE SHEETS WITH PARCHMENT
BEAT:
3 YOLKS
1 3/4C. CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR

4 STICKS SOFTENED BUTTER
THEN ADD:
4 1/2 C. FLOUR 
ROLL COOKIES OUT. CUT WITH COOKIE CUTTERS.  BAKE ABOUT10-12 MINS DEPENDING ON SIZE.

ROYAL ICING FOR DECORATING:

Ingredients

• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• Scant 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Beat ingredients in a mixer bowl on low speed until smooth, about 7 minutes. If icing is too thick, add more water; if too thin, beat 2 to 3 minutes more.

DECORATE COOKIES WITH YOUR ROYAL ICING HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE. ONCE DRY, ADD A DAB OF ICING AS A "GLUE" AND ATTACH THE COOKIES TO STACK THEM!

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