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Painted Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cookies:
2/3 c shortening
3/4 c sugar
1/2 t grated orange or lemon zest (optional)
1/2 t vanilla
1 egg
4 t milk
2 c flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt

Paint Glaze:
1 egg yolk
1 t water
2-3 drops food coloring

Trim Icing:
1 bag 2 lb. powdered sugar
1/4 c milk
Directions:
Directions:
Cream shortening, sugar, zest, and vanilla thoroughly. Add in egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add in milk and mix. Sift dry ingredients together, then blend into cream mixture. Divide dough in half (thirds if you double the recipe), slightly flatten between two sheets of waxed paper, then refrigerate for 1 hour or freeze for 20 minutes. While dough is chilling, combine egg yolk, water and food coloring to make the paint glaze - make as many colors as you want. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Transfer shapes to lightly greased cookie sheet and then paint the cookies using soft-bristled paint brushes and paint glazes. After brushing cookies with glaze, bake at 375º for approximately 6 minutes. Do not allow the cookies to brown. While cookies are baking, mix powdered sugar and milk to make the icing for the trim. (Or use any white icing, homemade or storebought, that will retain its shape.) Remove cookies from oven to a wire rack to cool. Once cool, use a pastry bag or Ziploc with the corner snipped to pipe white icing onto the cookies to trim and decorate.

 

 

 

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