kittencal s buttery cut out sugar cookies w icing that hardens

🥘 Ingredients

• • butter
• • sugar
• • eggs
• • vanilla
• • almond extract
• • all-purpose flour
• • baking soda
• • baking powder
• • salt
• • confectioners' sugar
• • milk
• • light corn syrup
• • food coloring

📝 Instructions

1. 1 for cookies
2. 2 in a large bowl combine butter with sugar , eggs , vanilla and almond extract
3. 3 beat using an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy
4. 4 in another bowl combine the flour with baking powder , baking soda and salt
5. 5 gradually stir into the butter mixture until well blended
6. 6 cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours
7. 7 set oven to 400f
8. 8 line cookie sheets with parchment paper
9. 9 on a very lightly floured surface roll out the dough into about 1 / 4-inch thickness
10. 10 cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters
11. 11 place cookies 2-inches apart on cookie sheet
12. 12 bake 4-6 minutes
13. 13 remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely before icing
14. 14 for the frosting
15. 15 in a small bowl mix the confectioners sugar with milk
16. 16 beat in corn syrup and almond extract until the icing is smooth and glossy
17. 17 divide into as many separate bowls as you wish for different colours
18. 18 add in food colouring until desired intensity is achieved
19. 19 paint the icing over the cookies using a brush , or dip edges of cookies into icing
20. 20 allow to set on waxed paper