Frosting
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- 1 cup butter softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6-8 Tablespoons milk
Christmas Sugar Cookie Decorating For Kids
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn the mixer down and add egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Add baking powder. Add flour and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. If the dough seems crumbly, keep mixing with a paddle attachment. It’ll come together!
*Start with 3 ½ cups of flour, and if the dough seems too soft, add the last ½ cup of flour.
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Lightly flour your working surface and shape dough into a large ball.
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No refrigeration necessary.
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Roll dough out to desired thickness (I usually do ¼-1/2″) and cut into shapes. Add flour to dough if it feels too sticky but a nice soft dough is what you want. Carefully transfer cut out cookie shapes with a spatula to a baking sheet.
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Bake on baking sheets at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be soft. Let sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
