Description
These soft sugar cookies feature pastel icing. You cut them into circles for a spring look. They stay soft and hold their shape well.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the flour and baking powder.
- Chill the dough for thirty minutes.
- Roll the dough on a flat surface.
- Cut the dough into circles.
- Bake the cookies for ten minutes.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack.
- Mix powdered sugar and milk for icing.
- Add food coloring to the icing.
- Spread the icing on the cooled cookies.
Notes
- Keep the dough cold before cutting.
- Use gel food coloring for bright colors.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before icing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 150
Keywords: spring cookies decorated round sugar cookies easter treats