Iced Sugar Cookies

These cookies use only simple ingredients and are fun for the whole family to make. Iced Sugar Cookies can be made using your favorite cookies cutters. If you don’t have any cookie cutters-you can use a glass to make round or square shapes.  Finish these iced sugar cookies by decorating with icing and colorful sprinkles.  Iced sugar cookies are great for any holiday!

Iced Sugar Cookies

 

 

Ingredients

2 cups butter (4 sticks)

2 cups sugar

 2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon salt

 6 cups all-purpose flour 

Butter Icing (see recipe below) and sprinkles for decorating

Directions

In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar.  Add eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt. Mix well. Add flour gradually and mix together until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour or overnight.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Divide dough into four sections. Work with one section at a time and keep the other sections refrigerated until ready to use.  Roll each section out on floured surface to about a ¼ inch thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and arrange on nonstick cookie sheet.  Bake approximately six to eight minutes until set but not browned. Cool cookies.  Decorate with icing and sprinkles.  

Buttercream icing

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening 

1/2 cup butter, softened 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

4 cups confectioners' sugar 

2 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and vanilla.  Blend in the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add the milk and mix until light and fluffy.  Keep icing covered until ready to decorate.

Have a great day!                

Maery