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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 60 |
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For the last presidential election, I made these cookies for my co-workers as a reminder to head to the polls! Colleen Sturma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1 cup confectioners' sugar |
1 egg |
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2-1/2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon salt |
frosting: |
6 tablespoons butter, softened |
2-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 to 2 tablespoons milk |
red and blue food coloring |
assorted patriotic decors |
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Gradually add flour and salt; mix well. Divide in half; flatten and wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. donkey and elephant cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
4. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Tint some frosting red and some blue; leave some white. Frost cookies; decorate as desired. Yield: about 5 dozen.
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