Basic Vanilla Sugar Cookie
* Note: Royal Icing is extremely forgiving. If you find you've
added too much water and the icing is too runny, just add more
powdered sugar. Vice versa if your icing is too thick.
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a standing mixer with the
paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
egg and vanilla extract and combine until egg is completely
incorporated. Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until no trace
of dry ingredients remain.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4" thickness and cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
Bake for about 18 minutes or until golden brown.
Royal Icing
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup meringue powder
water
gel food coloring
Mix powdered sugar and meringue
powder in bowl of stand mixer until well combined. Slowly add water
and mix until you get the consistency you want*. Add food coloring to
achieve your desired color.
For outlining: consistency should be like glue paste
For flooding: add enough water so that the consistency is pretty runny