Holiday Cookies
St. Patrick's Day Cookies
You'll feel the luck of the Irish when you make these festive cookies.
Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Ingredients:
| 1 cup | Gay Lea unsalted butter, softened | 250 mL |
| 1/2 cup | granulated sugar | 125 mL |
| 1/4 cup | icing sugar | 50 mL |
| 1 | egg | 1 |
| 1 tsp | vanilla | 5 mL |
| 2-1/2 cups | all-purpose flour | 625 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | baking powder | 4 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | salt | 1 mL |
Instructions:
1. With electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in granulated and icing sugars and then beat in egg and vanilla.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; with wooden spoon, gradually stir into butter mixture. Transfer dough to work surface; knead lightly until comes into a ball.
3. Divide dough in half; shape each into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 2 days. One disc at a time, roll out dough on lightly floured surface to ¼-inch (5 mm) thickness. Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes. Place shapes on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
4. Bake in centre of preheated 375F (190C) oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden on bottom and edges. Let cool for 3 minutes on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks to cool.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Icing: Whisk together 3 cups (750 mL) icing sugar with ¼ cup (50 mL)water for regular piped icing, adding up to 2 tablespoons (25 mL) more water to create paint for background colours. Tint as desired.