Cherry Cut Out Cookies with Cherry Icing
Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners/powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 teaspoons cherry extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 drops Americolor soft pink coloring
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Cream together room temperature butter and sugar
Add to this the egg and extract and color
Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Adding a cupful at a time.
Mix until the dough forms a ball on the paddle
Roll out dough on floured surface and using a cookie cutter, cut into the desired shape.
Bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 miinutes
Cherry Icing
Cherry Icing
Mix one cup powdered sugar with two teaspoons corn syrup, add in 2-3 tablespoons water and two teaspoons cherry extract along with 4-5 drops soft pink coloring.
Mix until icing is smooth and pipe onto cookies with #4 tip.
