2 C sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
5 C unbleached all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour. (Also freezes well for later use: I made this dough in December, used some for Christmas cookies, and popped the rest in the freezer. Then in February I used the remaining dough to make heart-shaped cookies for Valentine's Day.)
Roll out dough, on a surface dusted with confectioners' sugar, to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
To decorate with colored sugars: brush egg wash (1 egg white + 1 Tbsp of water) on raw cookies, then sprinkle with as much or as little sugar as you wish.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in 400 degree oven.
To decorate with icing and other decorations: bake cookies first, allow to cool thoroughly, then apply icing.
No comments:
Post a Comment