Cherry Blossom Sugar Cookies for Spring (cherry flavored).
You can have Cherry Blossom Sugar Cookies for Spring (cherry flavored) using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Cherry Blossom Sugar Cookies for Spring (cherry flavored)
- Prepare 3 Cups of all-purpose flour.
- You need 1 Teaspoon of baking powder.
- You need 1/2 Teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 2 Tablespoons of cherry powder.
- You need 1 Cup of butter , unsalted.
- You need 1 Cup of sugar granulated.
- Prepare 2 Tablespoons of Sugar granulated.
- You need 1 of egg large.
- It's 1 1/2 Teaspoons of vanilla.
- It's 1/2 Teaspoon of almond extract.
- It's 4 Tablespoons of meringue powder.
- It's 1/2 Cup of water , cold.
- You need 1 Pound of sugar powdered.
- Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon of vanilla clear.
Cherry Blossom Sugar Cookies for Spring (cherry flavored) step by step
- Whisk the 1st 4 ingredients; set aside. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the extracts; mix. Add egg, mix. Add flour mixture a bit at a time until just combined;Try not to overmix the dough. There will be crumbs; take out the dough and knead softly with your hands.
- Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter. Place on parchment lined baking tray. Bake @ 350 ° for ~ 15 mins. Move the cookies to wire rack to cool completely before icing. Decorate as desired with royal icing..
- For Royal Icing: Combine the meringue powder and H2O until foamy. Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time. Once all the sugar is combined, add vanilla, turn up the mixer to high and beat for about 5 mins. Add cold water one tsp. at a time until the mixture is thinned to consistency of heavy cream..
- Tint the royal icing as desired with pink gel food coloring. Decorate as desired..