Frosted Snowflake Sugar Cookies!

Frosted Snowflake Sugar Cookies!

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Half way through decorating we took a break to enjoy the first snowfall and take a hike in the woods! So refreshing! Merry Christmas to all! What a wonderful couple days it's been. Jordan and I have been off since Thursday and relaxing up north. We finally got snow! It didn't look like we were going to have a white Christmas but that all changed when I woke yesterday to the snow falling! A perfect setting for decorating my snowflake sugar cookies. And decorate we did! Even Jordan helped decorate!

Took quite awhile and my arms almost fell off but the end result was quite worth it! I'm excited to share them with everyone on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! As always this delicious cookie recipe is from Amanda over at I am Baker. I put fuller teaspoons of almond in vs. vanilla and it really made it pop! Check out her recipe for frosting too if you want to make your own.

I've tried this before and it works well! This time I found my frosting at Lynn's Cake and Candy supplies (already ready to go). I prefer this route when doing extensive decorating because the decorating part is so time consuming I prefer not to tack on more time with icing. Plus this icing is sooooo good. They have similar pre-packed royal icing at Michaels and Joann's.

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Last night Jordan and I wrapped presents and packaged up the cookies to give away to my relative son Christmas Day! jordan and ancha in snow

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. almond extract (heaping)
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 4 c. flour
  • prepacked frosting

Recipe Instructions

Cookie Instructions

  1. 1) Cream butter and sugar together with mixer until smooth.
  2. 2) Add in eggs, vanilla, and almond and stir until smooth.
  3. 3) Slowly add in flour, baking powder and salt, stirring until smooth with each addition.
  4. 4) Roll into three balls
  5. 5) Sandwich dough between two sheets of wax (or parchment) paper and roll until 1/4 in. thick
  6. 6) Refrigerate in sheets for an hour or until firm.
  7. 7) Dip cookie cuter into water and shake off.
  8. 8) Press firmly into dough.
  9. 9) Transfer cookies onto a baking mat lined baking sheet
  10. 10) Bake at 350 degrees for 6-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.
  11. 11) Let cool completely before icing. 

Decorating Instructions

  1. 1) Put icing in a plastic craft bottle.
  2. 2) Outline the shape of the cookie and then fill in the center with the same color spreading with the tip of the bottle. If the icing is too thick, slowly add drops of water to thin it a bit. You want to be careful not to add too much or it will be runny and you won't be able to make nice lines.
  3. 3) Let cookies dry for a few hours or overnight in the fridge.
  4. 4) Fill a plastic bag with #2 tip and the color of icing you desire for the snowflake decoration.
  5. 5) Decorate the cookie like a snowflake! Let harden in the fridge for at least several hours. When they are dried, dust on edible glitter with a paintbrush.
  6. 6) Once I was certain the frosting had dried I put the snowflakes in packaging bags and tied them with silver ribbon. The ribbon had a bit of wire in it which allowed me to coil it into a cute spiral shape! I placed all the packaged cookies in large white bowl to make for a pretty dessert centerpiece!
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