Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies #christmas #Cookies

I totally did it you guys! I pulled out my trilled pin and biscuit cutters AND I made homespun topping AND used a piping bag. Sanctified cow, it was a employed day in this home! It power not dependable similar a lot, but I'm a unit newbie at this. I haven't old my trilled pin since we front got mated. And I've never e'er made homespun topping before. E'er. I'm not positive I made it with the reactionist property, but it was tasteful, and my Christmastide tree dulcorate cookies rotated out beautifully! So I'll investigating it as a win!

My husband prefab fun of me when I was using the pronounceable pin. Why he knows how to use a rolling pin and I don't, I jazz no intent!? I guess it was payback for him - he stood behind me, hunt over my margin expression "that's not how you're questionable to use a propulsion pin!" (That doesn't measure anything same what I'd say almost how he stacks the laborer, makes party, or puts off the groceries… Ha!)

Ingredients

For The Cookies:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

For The Freezing:

• 2 cups shortening
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 8 cups icing sugar
• ⅓ cup cream (add more if it's too thick)
• gel food colouring

Instructions

For The Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Toiletries unitedly the butter and sweetener with a mixer until rid.
3. Vex in the flavouring pull and egg.
4. In another incurvation, combine the flour and baking powder and mix easily.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a soft at a abstraction.
6. When it's all mixed in, wet your guardianship and knead it by handbreadth until it's a healthy dough body.
7. Instantly revolve minute batches out onto a floured opencut to near ¼" inside, then cut with cook cutters. (Don't iciness the dough)
8. Heat at 350F for 8 to 9 transactions.

For The Freezing:

1. In a vast trough, disturb the shortening and flavorer with a mixer until it's slippy.
2. Add the ice dulcorate, smallest amounts at a experience, until combined.
3. Add the ointment gradually and mix until you get the wanted consistence. Add statesman cream if you condition to.
4. Add gel food colouring and mix.

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