Nice 'n' Soft Sugar Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Corn syrup, light

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Colored sugar and sprinkles
  • 1 Food coloring
  • 4 tsp Meringue, powder
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups Self rising flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups self-rising flour
• ICING:
• 2-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 teaspoons meringue powder
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• Food coloring of choice
• Colored sugar and sprinkles, optional

Directions

• Directions Cream butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough in half. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 3/16-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 5-7 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Beat confectioners sugar, water and meringue powder on low speed until blended; beat on high until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes. Add corn syrup; beat 1 minute. Tint with food coloring as desired. (Always keep unused icing covered with a damp cloth; if necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.) Pipe or spread icing on cookies; decorate as desired. Let dry. Yield: about 3 dozen. Editor’s Notes: As a substitute for 2-1/2 cups of self-rising flour, place 3-3/4 teaspoons baking powder and 1-1/4 teaspoons salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup; combine with an additional 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour. Meringue powder is available from Wilton Industries. Call 1-800/794-5866 or visit wilton.com. Originally published as Nice 'n' Soft Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 2008, p7 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: thumbnails-i, container: taboola-native-stream-thumbnails, placement: Native Stream Thumbnails, target_type: mix });

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