Easter Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing, Absolutely stunningly beautiful and so delicious Easter Sugar Cookies
Easter, also called Pascha, Zatik, or Resurrection Sunday is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In the bowl of your mixer cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes
- Beat in extracts and egg.
- In a separate bowl combine baking powder with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.
- The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer turn out the dough onto a countertop surface.
- Wet your hands and finish kneading the dough by hand.
- DO NOT CHILL THE DOUGH. Divide into workable batches, roll out onto a floured surface, and cut.
- You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch rather than 1/8).
- Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes:
- If you must chill the dough just leave it on the countertop for 10 minutes before rolling or work the dough with your hands for a few minutes.
- You can omit the almond extract if you do not have it available, however, the taste is really fantastic with the hint of almond.
- Keep in mind that the recipe yield will vary according to how thick you roll your cookies and how large or small your cutters are.
- Bake for 6 minutes to test. They should be soft.
- Leave them on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to cool completely.
- If you reach 7-8 minutes and the edges turn brown your cookie will be crisper.
Ingredients for Royal Glaze Icing
- 2½ cups icing sugar sifted
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 to 2 tablespoons plus a little more milk
Method
- Mix all of the ingredients together. Stir until smooth; a fork works fine.
- Divide and color as per design
Recipe Credit: Katrinas Kitchen. Prepared, tried, and tested by Vashnee
They look smashing and I will give them a try. but I am not as artistic as the person who decorated these so they may be they will be plain.
Ellen, They will be perfect as you will make out will love and that’s all that matters. Please once done will you be so kind as to leave a rating and review on the post. Thanks
Super-pretty and so professional. The colours are beautiful xxx
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Hi Kate, Thank you so much for your kind words, much appreciated.
It’s such a hopeful time of year, and I wish you every good thing at Easter and always. May this Easter weekend inspire you to new hope, happiness, prosperity, and abundance, all received through God’s divine grace.