Grandma's Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies
A treasured family recipe from Andrea's mother-in-law, Grandma Ferenchik.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons cream or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 16 ounces powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon meringue powder
- 1/3 cup water (plus more if too thick)
- Sprinkles, optional
Directions
- 1
Cream butter and gradually add sugar. Blend in egg, cream, vanilla extract, orange rind, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour and mix until combined and a dough forms.
- 2
Place powdered sugar, meringue powder and water in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, mix on low for 6 minutes. Icing is ready to use but it will be very thick. Divide the icing into two bowls. You will need a thinner consistency to frost the cookies and a medium consistency to do the decorations. Add a few tablespoons of water to one bowl and stir. You want it thin like a thick gravy. In the next bowl, add a few teaspoons of water and stir. You want the medium consistency to be like toothpaste. Color it if you wish.