Happy 4th of July!!!
Lots of personal stuff going on for the last few months. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. Thank you for sticking with me. Enjoy your day of celebrating America’s birthday!
4th of July Cookies
Cookies:
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Ising:
- Powered sugar
- Water
- Food color
- Baggies to pipe
- Paint brushes
In a large bowl, 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).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.
NOTE: I make icing with confectioners’ sugar and milk. I make it fairly thin, as I ‘paint’ the icing on the cookies with a paint brush. Thin enough to spread easily but not so thin that it just makes your cookies wet and runs off.
Northerly Nosh 