Cookie Cards
Materials:
Cookies:, 1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened, 1 c sugar, 2 large eggs, 2 Tbs. of light corn syrup, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 3-1/2 c all-purpose flour, Icing:, 2 c confectioner's sugar, 1 Tbs. Powdered egg whites, 6 Tbs. Water, divided, Pinch cream of tartar, Food coloring, depending on your holiday or preference, Sprinkles, Fruit Roll-Ups, depending on your holiday or preference
Instructions:- In bowl, with electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low, and beat in flour. Divide dough into 2 balls, and shape into rectangles. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Between two sheets of wax paper, roll one ball of dough into a 9" x 15" rectangle. Remove top layer of wax paper, and invert dough onto baking sheet. Remove wax paper. Cut out 3" x 5" rectangles and place 1" apart. Repeat with remaining dough. Place in freezer for 15 minutes.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until golden. Cool on baking sheet.
- Prepare icing: In large bowl, with mixer on low speed, beat sugar, egg whites, 3 Tbs. Water, and cream of tartar until combined. Increase mixer speed to high, and beat until stiff peaks form.
- To decorate: Divide icing: tint icing to desired colors (making some lighter and some darker to contrast, i.e., Valentine's cookies (red and pink icing), Halloween (brown and orange icing), Christmas (green and red icing). Set colored icing mixes aside. Add 1 or 2 Tbs. of water to remaining white icing to thin to consistency of heavy cream. Using your fingertip spread thinned icing over cooled cookies. Let dry 15 minutes. Place colored icings in zipper bags and snip a small corner off one end. Decorate your cookies to look like a postcard with the colored icings and add sprinkles. To make stamps, cut Fruit Roll-Ups and attach to upper right hand corner of the cookie. You can write something on your cookie like, "To: Daddy" or whatever!
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