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Easter Sugar Cookies

Author Holly

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

ICING

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 5 teaspoons milk
  • 4 teaspoons light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • food coloring

Instructions

  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together, set aside.
  • With an electric-mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add in flour mixture until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough in half. Flatten each half into a 4-inch disc. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate atleast 30 minutes or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Sprinkle dough lightly with flour. Roll one disc of dough out on a lightly floured countertop. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness. With a 3-4 inch egg shaped cookie cutter, cut dough out. Transfer egg shapes to baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Bake cookies until lightly browned around edges, about 10 minutes. Let cook completely before icing.

ICING

  • Stir powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. (You may need to add a little extra milk) Divide icing into separate bowls and stir in desired food coloring. ( I used pink and yellow and left some icing white)
  • FOR BUNNY COOKIES: Spread white icing on cookie. Let dry for 10 minutes. Add two pink jellybeans for the ears. Spread a dallop of icing on the back end of bunny for the tail. Top with shredded coconut. Create two black eyes in front of bunny ears with edible black marker.
  • FOR FLOWER COOKIES: Spread desired color of icing on cookie. Create flower shape with 5 to 6 jelly beans. Cut one half of a green or yellow jellybean for center of flower. Cut 1/2 inch of Twizzler grass for flower stem.

Notes

Yields: 16 cookies
Adapted from Target Online Recipe Collection