As has become customary in our home over the last little while, no celebration is complete, without some decorated sugar cookies. They have become my addiction ...... Cookies Anonymous anyone !!!!
I kept the shapes and colors simple ...... circles, hearts and stars ..... red, white and blue.
My favorite are definately the firework cookies !!! I have a chocolate mold that has little numbers. I made a few 4's in white chocolate, and then dusted them with shimmery gold dust (edible), to finish them off. I added them and the little white sprinkle stars to the icing as soon as I had flooded the cookie, before the icing dries.
As I've mentioned before, I don't use Royal Icing. Instead I use an icing that tastes delicious,dries firm so your cookies can be stacked, but doesn't cause broken teeth !!!
This is not my icing recipe, I found it on Pinterest. I've been asked about the recipe I use, so here it is ....
COOKIE FROSTING
- 4 Cups Icing Sugar
- 6 Tablespoons Whole Milk
- 6 Tablespoons Light Corn Syrup
- 11/2 Teaspoons Almond Extract
- Whisk (I use my hand held mixer) together icing sugar and milk until smooth
- Add corn syrup, and almond extract, and whisk together until shiny and smooth, and mixture drizzles off whisk easily.
- This consistency will be your fill consistency (the one you use to flood your cookie after outlining it)
- Add extra icing sugar, a teaspoon at a time, to get your piping consistency.
The amount that this makes is enough to ice 3 dozen cookies. If I have less to ice, I just halve the recipe, and it works great.
This has a lovely almond flavor to it ..... I have wondered what other flavors would taste like. I might have a play around this week sometime. Richard leaves for 10 days away at Scout Camp tomorrow !!! I find keeping busy is the secret to dealing with just how quiet the house is without him. Brittany loves the quiet (and the only child status :-), but for this Mama, the house is just not quite the same without the noisy one ...... he's going to have such a great time though - he did last year !!!
Have a great 4th ..... Family, Cookouts and Memories Made.
oh thank you for the recipe! I would love to make pretty iced sugar cookies one day. I tend to do the colored sugar though.....hmm....lazy maybe!
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