King Arthur Frosting Food

KING ARTHUR HOLIDAY BUTTER COOKIES AND ICING THAT HARDENS

Steps:

• COOKIES:.
• Beat together sugar, butter, egg youlk, salt and flavor.
• Stir in flour to make a chohesive dough, adding a couple teaspoons of water if necessary.
• Divide dough in half, shape each in a flattened disk and wrap in plastic.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
• Let dough soften for about 20 to 30 minutes before rolling.
• Roll dough 1/8 inch to 3/16 inch thick.
• Cut shapes with a cutter.
• Place cookies on ungreased or parchment lined baking sheets and bake in preheated 350 oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until set and barely browned around edges.
• Remove from oven, cool on the pan.
• Repeat with remaining pice of dough.
• ICING:.
• Combine sugar, corn syrup and milk to make a soft spreadable icing.
• Tint icing with food color as desired.
• Spread icing on cookies.
• Sprinkle with colored sugar or other decorations.
• Allow icing to harden before storing cookies.

VERMONT MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the dough: in a big bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, cream of tartar, salt, eggs, baking soda, and maple extract until fluffy.
• Add the flour; beat until blended; refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes, to stiffen it and make it easier to shape.
• Make the coating: combine the sugars in a shallow bowl or pie plate, or in a large plastic bag.
• Drop the dough by the rounded tablespoonful into the coating, gently shake the pan to coat the balls, then roll them in your hands until they are smooth and round.
• Place the balls on baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray, about 1 ½ inches apart.
• Bake in a 400° oven for 10-12 minutes, until they are very light golden brown; remove them from the oven and after 5 minutes, transfer them to a rack to cool.
• Make the glaze: in a bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, maple syrup, cream, and extract to make a spreadable frosting.
• Spread a thin layer over the cookies; let the glaze dry for several hours before packaging the cookies for storage.