CONVERSATION HEARTS SUGAR COOKIES

Name: CONVERSATION HEARTS SUGAR COOKIES
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 3 DOZEN
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c butter, room temp; 1/2 c shortenn, butter flavord; 2 c white sugar; 4 large eggs, room temp; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp almond extract; 5 c flour; 2 tsp bakn powder; 1 tsp salt; COOKIE GLAZE; 6 c confections sugar (u will need more for more colors of diff cookie glaze); milk...used a tsp at a time to achieve desired consistency; food coloring; almond extract; plastic sandwich bags ;)

By Lora DiGs
@ansky714

THIS IS MY GO TO COOKIE RECIPE ITS JUST PERFECT.....THERE SEEMS TO B ALOT OF STEPS BUT I SWEAR ITS AN EASY N FUN TO DO & THESE COOKIES TASTE FRESH EVEN A WEEK LATER...I USED MY BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE BUT WANTED TO REPOST IT WITH MY CONVERSATION HEARTS COOKIE . PERFECT FOR VALENTINES DAY......ENJOY ;)

Rating:

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Comments:

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Serves:

3 DOZEN

Prep:

3 Hr

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 c

butter, room temp
1/2 c

shortenn, butter flavord
2 c

white sugar
4 large

eggs, room temp
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 tsp

almond extract
5 c

flour
2 tsp

bakn powder
1 tsp

salt
COOKIE GLAZE
6 c

confections sugar (u will need more for more colors of diff cookie glaze)
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milk...used a tsp at a time to achieve desired consistency
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food coloring
·

almond extract
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plastic sandwich bags ;)

How to Make CONVERSATION HEARTS SUGAR COOKIES

Step-by-Step

MIX SOFTEND BUTTER N SHORTENN WITH SUGAR UNTIL SMOOTH. BEAT IN EGGS N VANILLA N ALMOND EXTRACTS.
ADD FLOUR, BAKN POWDER N SALT...MIX UNTIL COMBINED....COVER N REFRIGERATE FOR ATLEAST FEW HOURS TO OVERNITE.
PLACE PARCHMENT PAPER ON TWO COOKIE SHEETS N SET ASIDE . PREHEAT OVEN TO 400
ON A CLEAN SURFACE SPRINKLE CONFECTIONERS SUGAR N ON FREQUENTLY ON ROLLN PIN . ROLL OUT HALF OF THE DOUGH TO 1/4-1/2 " THICKNESS N PUT OTHER HALF BAK IN REFRIGERATOR...USE A HEART SHAPED COOKIE CUTTER N START CUTTN THEN PLACING HEARTS ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEETS.
BAKE COOKIES FOR 12 MINUTES OR UNTIL COOKIES EDGE STRTS TO TURN A LITE BROWN. REMOVE COOKIES N PLACE ON A COOLING RACK. NOW FINISH WITH REMAINN DOUGH IN FRIDGE...ONCE COOLD U CAN PUT ON PLATE UNTIL U R READY TO DECORATE ;)
NOW WE R READY TO DECORATE ...IN 3 OR 4 SEPERATE SMALL BOWLS PUT ABOUT 2 CUPS OF CONFECTIONERS SUGAR INTO EACH ...PUT 3 DROPS OF DIFFERENT COLORD FOOD COLORING INTO EACH BOWL ALONG WITH 1/2 TSP OF ALMOND EXTRACT AND 2 TSP OF MILK INTO EACH...MIX THOROUGHLY IF SPREADING CONSISTENCY IS NOT REACHD ADD EITHER MORE MILK OR CONFECTIONS SUGAR.
WITH EITHER A SMALL OFFSET SPATULA OR BAK OF A TSP SHMEAR COOKIE GLAZE ONTO COOKIE N SET ASIDE...UNTIL ALL COOKIES R GLAZED WITH A COLOR.
TAKE A DARK COLORD GLAZE (make it a lil darker than the glaze on cookies...about half cup ) SPOON THIS INTO THE CORNER OF PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG N TWIST BAG TO PUSH GLAZE TO CORNER N WITH SCISSORS SNIP THE CORNER EVER SO SLIGHTLY....THIS WILL B UR WRITING GLAZE ;). START WRITING SLOWLY ON EACH COOKIE ...ANY CUTE SAYN ;)
LAST STEP. COOKIES MUST AIR DRY FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR LONGER B4. U CAN STACK FOR PACKN...GLAZE WILL DRY HARD.....OR U CAN START EATN ANYTIME :)