CONVERSATION HEARTS SUGAR COOKIES

CONVERSATION HEARTS SUGAR COOKIES image

THIS IS MY GO TO COOKIE RECIPE ITS JUST PERFECT.....THERE SEEMS TO B ALOT OF STEPS BUT I SWEAR ITS AN EASY N FUN TO DO & THESE COOKIES TASTE FRESH EVEN A WEEK LATER...I USED MY BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE BUT WANTED TO REPOST IT WITH MY CONVERSATION HEARTS COOKIE . PERFECT FOR VALENTINES DAY......ENJOY ;)

Provided by Lora DiGs

Categories Cookies

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 c butter, room temp
1/2 c shortenn, butter flavord
2 c white sugar
4 large eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
5 c flour
2 tsp bakn powder
1 tsp salt
COOKIE GLAZE
6 c confections sugar (u will need more for more colors of diff cookie glaze)
milk...used a tsp at a time to achieve desired consistency
food coloring
almond extract
plastic sandwich bags ;)

Steps:

1. MIX SOFTEND BUTTER N SHORTENN WITH SUGAR UNTIL SMOOTH. BEAT IN EGGS N VANILLA N ALMOND EXTRACTS.
2. ADD FLOUR, BAKN POWDER N SALT...MIX UNTIL COMBINED....COVER N REFRIGERATE FOR ATLEAST FEW HOURS TO OVERNITE.
3. PLACE PARCHMENT PAPER ON TWO COOKIE SHEETS N SET ASIDE . PREHEAT OVEN TO 400
4. ON A CLEAN SURFACE SPRINKLE CONFECTIONERS SUGAR N ON FREQUENTLY ON ROLLN PIN . ROLL OUT HALF OF THE DOUGH TO 1/4-1/2 " THICKNESS N PUT OTHER HALF BAK IN REFRIGERATOR...USE A HEART SHAPED COOKIE CUTTER N START CUTTN THEN PLACING HEARTS ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEETS.
5. BAKE COOKIES FOR 12 MINUTES OR UNTIL COOKIES EDGE STRTS TO TURN A LITE BROWN. REMOVE COOKIES N PLACE ON A COOLING RACK. NOW FINISH WITH REMAINN DOUGH IN FRIDGE...ONCE COOLD U CAN PUT ON PLATE UNTIL U R READY TO DECORATE ;)
6. NOW WE R READY TO DECORATE ...IN 3 OR 4 SEPERATE SMALL BOWLS PUT ABOUT 2 CUPS OF CONFECTIONERS SUGAR INTO EACH ...PUT 3 DROPS OF DIFFERENT COLORD FOOD COLORING INTO EACH BOWL ALONG WITH 1/2 TSP OF ALMOND EXTRACT AND 2 TSP OF MILK INTO EACH...MIX THOROUGHLY IF SPREADING CONSISTENCY IS NOT REACHD ADD EITHER MORE MILK OR CONFECTIONS SUGAR.
7. WITH EITHER A SMALL OFFSET SPATULA OR BAK OF A TSP SHMEAR COOKIE GLAZE ONTO COOKIE N SET ASIDE...UNTIL ALL COOKIES R GLAZED WITH A COLOR.
8. TAKE A DARK COLORD GLAZE (make it a lil darker than the glaze on cookies...about half cup ) SPOON THIS INTO THE CORNER OF PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG N TWIST BAG TO PUSH GLAZE TO CORNER N WITH SCISSORS SNIP THE CORNER EVER SO SLIGHTLY....THIS WILL B UR WRITING GLAZE ;). START WRITING SLOWLY ON EACH COOKIE ...ANY CUTE SAYN ;)
9. LAST STEP. COOKIES MUST AIR DRY FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR LONGER B4. U CAN STACK FOR PACKN...GLAZE WILL DRY HARD.....OR U CAN START EATN ANYTIME :)