Farmyard Butter Cookies – House Beautiful
Description
This International dessert features Butter, room temperature 2 teaspoon Salt, Sugar Royal icing, recipe follows, Paste food coloring. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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In an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs and vanilla extract and blend well.
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In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
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Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beating slowly until well incorporated.
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Batter will be sticky.
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Turn one-third of the batter at a time onto a piece of plastic
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wrap , enclose and
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pat into a rectangular
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shape .
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Chill until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.
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Dough can be frozen for up to 6 months.
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Roll dough out I/s-inch thick, one piece at a time, on a floured board with a floured rolling pin.
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Dip 2-inch farmyard cookie cutters into flour and cut out shapes.
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Place dough on parchment-lined cookie sheets and
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bake in a preheated 350' oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden.
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Cool cookies on wire racks.
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Divide icing into several bowls and tint each portion with desired color.
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Fill pastry bags half-full with icings, fit with #2 decorative tips and pipe designs.
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Cookies need to set at least 12 hours after decorating before storing in airtight containers.
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See Royal Icing.
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House Beautiful/April/94 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 2656.8kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 100.8g156%
- Saturated Fat 61.9g310%
- Cholesterol 258.0mg86%
- Sodium 782.1mg33%
- Total Carbohydrate 394.7g132%
- Dietary Fiber 9.7g39%
- Sugars 121.3g
- Protein 37.1g75%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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