Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Iced Cookies

Homemade cookies make great gifts...
if you don't eat them first!
1 1/4 cups flour
1 stick butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla or 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
frosting & sprinkles

  • Mix flour, butter, vanilla (or cocoa), sugar, and baking powder until it looks like breadcrumbs
  • Add the egg and mix together until it forms a smooth dough
  • Sprinkle a little flour onto your work surface and roll out the dough with rolling pin
  • .Do not press too hard, Use cooking cutters to cut out shapes
  • Place the cookies on a greased baking tray
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. 
  • Let cool and decorate with frosting and sprinkles.