Flag Sugar Cookies
Ingredients List
Sugar Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups - Domino® Confectioners Sugar
- 1 cup - butter or margarine, softened
- 1 - egg
- 1 teaspoon - vanilla
- 1 teaspoon - almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups - all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons - baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon - salt
Royal Icing
- 2 cups - Domino® Confectioners Sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons - meringue powder
- 3 tablespoons - warm water
- Red and blue food coloring
Instructions
Sugar Cookies
Beat confectioners' sugar and butter together in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; gradually add to sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour until chilled.
Preheat oven to 375°F. On well floured surface, roll out half of dough at a time, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut dough into rectangular, flag-like shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 5-8 minutes or until lightly browned at edges. Cool.
Frost cookies with Royal Icing. Decorate to look like a flag, using colored icing.
Royal Icing
In a bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and warm water until stiff peaks form, about 5-7 minutes. If icing is too thick, add a couple drops of water. If icing is too thin, add additional confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until desired consistency.
For Flag Cookies, divide icing into three parts. Keep one part white, tinting one part blue, and the other red. Using the picture as an example, decorate to look like a flag. Use a pastry bag with a fine tip to make the red stripes: Change tip to make the white stars.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Quick Tip
Meringue powder is available in specialty stores wherever cake-decorating equipment is sold. Use the icing immediately. Keep covered with a damp cloth or with plastic wrap to prevent drying.