Name: Summertime Fun Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 3/4 cup sugar -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract -; 2 large eggs, room temperature -; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar -; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -; Frosting: -; 1/4 cup butter, softened -; 3 cups confectioners' sugar -; 1 teaspoon almond extract -; 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water -; Blue food coloring -; Optional decorations: Bear-shaped crackers, fish-shaped graham crackers, Airheads candies, gummy sour rings, white sugar pearls and palm tree party picks -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Summertime Fun Cookies

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 3/4 cup sugar -

3. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

4. 1/2 teaspoon almond extract -

5. 2 large eggs, room temperature -

6. 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar -

8. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -

9. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

10. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -

11. Frosting: -

12. 1/4 cup butter, softened -

13. 3 cups confectioners' sugar -

14. 1 teaspoon almond extract -

15. 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water -

16. Blue food coloring -

17. Optional decorations: Bear-shaped crackers, fish-shaped graham crackers, Airheads candies, gummy sour rings, white sugar pearls and palm tree party picks -

How to cook deliciously - Summertime Fun Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in extracts and egg, 1 at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

2. Stage

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake until edges begin to brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire racks; cool completely.

3. Stage

For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to reach desired consistency; tint blue with food coloring. Spread over cookies. Decorate as desired.