Name: Snowflake Cookie Ornaments
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup confectioners' sugar -; 1 large egg -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon almond extract -; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; ROYAL ICING: -; 2 pounds confectioners' sugar -; 6 tablespoons meringue powder -; 3/4 cup warm water -; Sky blue gel food coloring -; Ribbon -

Recipe information

Cooking:

1 hour 20 min.

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Ingredients for - Snowflake Cookie Ornaments

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1 cup confectioners' sugar -

3. 1 large egg -

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

5. 1/2 to 1 teaspoon almond extract -

6. 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

8. ROYAL ICING: -

9. 2 pounds confectioners' sugar -

10. 6 tablespoons meringue powder -

11. 3/4 cup warm water -

12. Sky blue gel food coloring -

13. Ribbon -

How to cook deliciously - Snowflake Cookie Ornaments

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.

2. Stage

Divide dough into fourths. Cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to 1/8-in. thickness. (Refrigerate other portions until ready to use.) Using a variety of sizes of floured snowflake cookie cutters, cut out snowflakes.

4. Stage

Carefully place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using small decorating cutters, cut out desired shapes to create designs in some of the snowflakes. Use a toothpick to help remove the cutouts. With a plastic straw, poke a hole in the top of each small cookie.

5. Stage

Bake medium and large snowflakes 6-1/2-7 minutes and small snowflakes 6 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

6. Stage

For royal icing, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and meringue powder. Add warm water; beat on low speed 1 minute. Beat on high 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Tint half blue. Leave remaining icing white; cover and set aside.

7. Stage

With blue icing and a round tip, outline half of the cookies; fill in centers with blue icing and let dry completely. With white icing and a round tip, outline each blue-colored cookie and create snowflake designs. Let dry completely.

8. Stage

On the remaining cookies, repeat process using white icing on white frosted cookies. Thread a ribbon through the hole in each small snowflake and through the cutout in each medium and large snowflake.