9 cutout cookies butter icing Recipes

sugar, milk, light corn syrup (karo), softened butter (no margarine), vanilla, coloring (if using liquid coloring, may need to add a little more confectioners sugar to bring to decorating cup)

butter, softened, cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract, almond extract, all-purpose flour, salt, decorating icing

ingredients for basic butter cookies, decorating icing (optional), ing in various colors (optional), garnish: edible glitter and nonpareils (see cooks note, below)

sugar, butter, softened, almond extract, egg, bisquick baking mix, decorator sugar , icing, if desired

butter, at room temperature, sugar, egg, vanilla, all-purpose flour, salt, royal icing

powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, icing, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg white, salt, almond extract, sprinkles (optional), instead of doing the icing - before baking make a small holiday cutout in the center of your cookie (i.e. a star or christmas tree) and place 1 life saver in the cutout

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, butter (1 1/2 sticks), vanilla extract, colored icing , recipe follows