Tools:
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Valentine 9-piece Color Anodized Cookie Set
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Valentine Cookie and Cupcake Stencil
Ingredients:
Makes: Approximately 3 dozen cookies.
instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Combine flour and baking powder and add to butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. The dough will be very stiff. If necessary, blend last flour in by hand (if dough becomes too stiff, add water, a teaspoon at a time). Do not chill dough.
Divide dough into two balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and 1/8-inch thick. Dipping cutters into flour before each use, cut out cookies. Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6-7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack before decorating.
To decorate:
Use the star tip to cover cookies with icing stars. For a smooth look, smooth out the icing stars with a spatula. Place sparkles and sprinkles onto the cookies, using the stencil, if desired. Decorate the edges of the cookies with additional icing. Add petite icing decorations, if desired.