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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Edible Paint Icing, recipe follows
- Garnish: silver dragees, sugar pearls, sparkling sugar
Directions
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and almond extract until combined.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until smooth. Wrap dough in heavy-duty plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with assorted snowflake cookie cutters and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Chill dough 15 minutes. Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges are very lightly browned. Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Paint cookies with Edible Paint Icing. Garnish with silver dragees, sugar pearls and sparkling sugar, if desired.
Edible Paint Icing:
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Food coloring, optional
In a medium bowl, combine water and meringue powder; whisk until foamy. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add food coloring, if desired. Use immediately.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
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By roadwork
pacific grove, 43
on January 02, 2012
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Great taste. I made them for kids class to decorate, so did not make the icing. I added a bit of flour, so they would poof more. A trick from an old baker friend. I had no problem with rolling onto parchment paper, after being in the fridge a few days, not the freezer.
By curlsgrl
on December 28, 2011
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This was a great cookie recipe! I made the dough the day before and kept it in the fridge overnight and it came out perfect for rolling and cutting. Remember to store the dough that you aren't working with in the fridge while you are rolling and cutting and remember to use lots of flour while rolling and cutting to prevent the dough from sticking to everything. The only thing I didn't like was that this recipe wasn't very good for decorating cookies before baking. I always decorate with sprinkles and such before baking my cookies (instead of after, like this recipe indicates and the dough didn't work super well for that. But other than that - perfect cookie!
By Abby517n
on December 22, 2011
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They are so easy to make. You just roll the dough out. Cut snowflakes out and bake them it's just that easy to do.
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