how to make suger cookies?

Question

how do i make suger cookies? what kinda frosting should i use?

Answer 1

Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
granulated sugar, colored if desired

Directions
Beat butter and shortening thoroughly with an electric mixer or pastry cutter.

Add sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix until well combined.

Beat in egg and vanilla then as much flour as you can with the electric mixer.

Stir in the remaining flour.

Cover and chill for at least 1 hour;

Split the dough in 1/2 and roll one half at a time. Cut out with Valentine cookie cutters.

Keep the piece you aren't using in the fridge.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned (don't over cook).

Everything in my house is cooked at 325 degrees F and these are no exception *laugh*

Makes 36 cookies.



Sugar Cookie Icing:
Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 drops red food coloring

Directions
In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Add the corn syrup and almond extract; mix well. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.

Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to desired intensity. Dip cookies or paint them with a brush.

for the icing u can kust by confectioners sugar and follow the recipe on the back, i use it when i make sugar cookies.

Answer 2

2 1/4 cups self rising flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (real is always better than imitation)

2 big tablespoonfulls of margerine (dont melt it)
2 eggs

in a big bowl, combine all dry ingredients and then "cut" the margerine in with a fork untill mixture is crumbly. then add eggs and extract and mix until dough forms. drop by spoonfulls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 until cookies are barley brown around the edges. its hard to say how long, every oven is different, but you have to keep an eye on them, they can burn easily! let them cool cpmpletly before you eat them, as they finish cooking while they cool.

Answer 3

"Sugar Cookies"
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup margarine or butter, softened, (2 sticks)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bow. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 375. Grease cookie sheet lightly. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 5 dozen 2 inch cookies.

"Frosting for Sugar Cookies"
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Few drops food color, if desired
Beat ingredients until smooth and of spreading consistency. You can frost your cookies when they become cool.

Answer 4

so mouth-watering question..

welll,,

find for a recipe..

a yummy one..

Answer 5

you find a recipe, then cook them... then add the icing... something that tastes good.