| Swimmingly-Swell Sugar Cookies |
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Make swimmingly-swell sugar cookies using a fish-shaped cookie cutter and our recipe (below) or your own. Then, mix up several different colors of icing using food coloring, or purchase pre-colored gel icing. When your guests arrive, set out the icing and give each child a cookie to decorate. This will serve as a great icebreaker and will give the children something to do while you wait for the remaining guests to arrive.
Sugar Cut Out Cookie Recipe
To make our Sugar Cut Out Cookies, you will need:- 1 Cup of Softened Butter
- 1 Teaspoon of Salt
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
- 3 Cups of Flour
- 1 1/2 Cups of Granulated Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
After you gather up your ingredients . . . - Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Beat the egg and vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the baking powder, salt and flour.
- Mix the sifted dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients one cup at a time, and continue mixing until the dough becomes stiff.
- Divide the dough in half.
- On a floured surface, roll each half of the dough until it's approximately 1/8" thick.
- Cut out cookies using floured cookie cutters.
- Bake the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6 - 8 minutes, or until they're golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool on a baking rack for a minimum of 10 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
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