It was a baking kind of morning-cool, overcast, and quiet. Anna slept over at Auntie Collette's house and these cookies require a lot of time and attention so what better time to make these little presents. I call them presents because I make these cookies only for special occasions-showers, birthdays, and holidays.
It's a good idea to make dough the night before and chill because it's easier to roll out and press cookie cutter into. Whisk dry ingredients of flour, baking powder and salt and add to creamed butter mixed with 1 C of sugar, 1 egg, and 1 t vanilla. It can be a challenge for the first time but you'll get a handle of rolling the dough with a pin sprinkled with cold flour and dipping the cutter into flour in no time. Bake in 350 degree oven for 16 min rotate at 8 min.
Royal Icing:
This process takes the whole day-icing and drying. Icing consists of only a box of powdered sugar, 3 T of meringue powder and 6 T of warm tap water. Magnolia comes in handy because icing has to be mixed for 6 minutes. Outline cookie, then add more water to flood.
This cookie is loved by many! I have made hundreds for a North Shore wedding, baby showers, birthdays, holidays and my very own 40th birthday party. I've always enjoyed making this cookie because the reaction I get after they take a bite is worth all the time, energy, and sweat to create it!
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