
Sugar Cookie
45 min
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1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (pure or imitation)
2 teaspoons almond extract (pure or imitation)
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Garden Candy Color Set
Candy Decorating Primary Colors Set
Mixing bowls
Electric mixer
Ruler
Rolling pin
Easter cookie cutters
Parchment paper
Cookie sheet
Large cooling rack
Scale
Disposable decorating bags
3-prong decorating tool or meat fork
Make & bake the cookies. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric stand mixer on high speed, or use a hand mixer, until the mixture is light and fluffy. Then, add the egg and almond and vanilla extracts.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt together. Next, gradually add the combined dry ingredients to the butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
On a floured surface, divide the dough into 2 balls. Using the rolling pin, roll out one portion at a time into a circle, approximately 12 in. diameter x 1/8 in. thick.
Use the egg-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the dough, dipping it in flour before each cut.
Bake the cut-out cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-11 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Remove the cookies from the oven and place them on a cooling rack that’s on top of a sheet of parchment paper to cool completely to room temperature.
Tint the melted candy different light colors. Divide the melted candy into bowls so that there’s 2 oz. in 5 different mixing bowls. Then reserve the remaining white colored candy in a decorating bag and set it aside. Next, use candy colors to tint melted candy in the 5 bowls the following colors:
Remove 1 oz. from each bowl and place it in its own decorating bag.
Tint the melted candy darker colors. Use candy colors to darken the already tinted candy the following darker colors:
Remove from each bowl and place it in its own decorating bag.
Decorate the cookies. Decorate one cookie at a time. First, cover the entire cookie with melted white candy.
Next, grab a pair of decorating bags with the same light and dark colors in them and drizzle them horizontally across the cookie.
Then, use a three-prong tool or meat fork to drag the candy from the top to the bottom of the cookie. Repeat the process, alternating colors, until all the cookies are decorated.
Once decorated, chill cookies in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes to help candy set completely.
Tips for making roll-out cookie dough:
Make sure your butter is at room temperature so it can easily combine with the sugar. As you scrape down the bowl, don’t forget to scrape the bottom of the bowl, as dry ingredients can sometimes get trapped there. Be careful not to overmix your dough! As soon as your dough starts to clump together, you’re ready to roll (literally and figuratively!)
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If there are still small pieces of candy that haven’t melted, let candy sit for about a minute. This prevents overheating and keeps your candy nice and smooth. If candy becomes too thick, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening per 10 oz. of candy; 2 teaspoons per 12 oz.
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