Sugar Cookies With Frosting Even A Mother In Law Loves Food

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk for 4 mins until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla. Whisk in the cornflour and plain flour until the mixture comes together into a dough. Put the dough between two pieces of baking parchment, and roll out to a 6mm thickness using a rolling pin. Chill for 30 mins.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Peel the top layer of parchment off the dough and stamp out circles using a 6cm round cutter (or the shape of your choice). Re-roll any offcuts and continue stamping out rounds until all the dough is used. Transfer the cookies to a second large baking sheet lined with baking parchment, spacing them 2cm apart (you may need two sheets). Bake for 7-10 mins. Leave to cool on the sheet for 15 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for one week.

SUGAR COOKIES WITH FROSTING EVEN A MOTHER-IN-LAW LOVES

Steps:

• In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until very smooth.
• Add egg and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add flour, lemon juice or vanilla, baking soda and salt; beat until well mixed.
• Roll out in sections on a pastry cloth, and cut out with cookie cutters.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-10 minutes in a preheated oven (350F).
• For frosting: mix ingredients together until smooth.
• Frost cookies once cooled.