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Back to School Cookies

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Delightful homemade cookies perfect for celebrating back-to-school season, featuring colorful royal icing and an easy sugar cookie dough recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 1 batch sugar cookie dough (for 20–24 cookies)
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for dusting)
  • 1 batch royal icing (about 3 cups)
  • Assorted food colorings

Instructions

  1. Make the Sugar Cookie Dough: If using store-bought dough, skip this step. Otherwise, in a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar until creamy, then add egg and vanilla extract, blending until smooth. Gradually incorporate flour and a pinch of salt.
  2. Chill the Dough: Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  3. Preheat Your Oven: About 10 minutes before removing the dough, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  4. Roll Out the Dough: Lightly flour your countertop and rolling pin. Roll the chilled dough to about 1/4 inch thick.
  5. Cut Out Cookies: Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  6. Bake the Cookies: Bake for 8-10 minutes, until edges are lightly golden.
  7. Cool and Prepare Royal Icing: Allow cookies to cool completely and prepare royal icing with powdered sugar, egg whites (or meringue powder), and water.
  8. Color Your Icing: Divide icing and mix in food colorings as desired.
  9. Decorate Your Cookies: Outline cookies with thicker consistency icing and fill in with thinner icing.
  10. Let It All Dry: Allow cookies to sit at room temperature until the icing hardens.

Notes

These cookies are perfect for school lunches or as treats for gatherings. You can freeze them once cooled for later enjoyment.

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Keywords: back to school, cookies, baking, kids, royal icing

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