Butter cookies with icing
Description
Delicious baked treats for the whole family. A recipe for buttery cookies with icing made from powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. These buttery cookies are very crumbly and easy to prepare. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. In a bowl, use a mixer to beat the softened butter and powdered sugar together until creamy.
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Step 2
2. Add salt and flour and continue beating until all ingredients are combined and the mixture resembles wet sand with large crumbs.
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Step 3
3. Use your hands to bring all the crumbs together and form one large ball of dough.
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Step 4
4. There are several options for what to do next – you can place all the dough into one large pie pan, sprinkle it with sugar on top, and then cut it into slices.
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Step 5
5. Alternatively, you can roll out the dough and cut it into shapes using cookie cutters or a pastry cutter, then sprinkle with sugar on top. Bake the cookies for 30-35 minutes. Let them cool completely before applying the icing and serving.
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Step 6
6. To make the glaze, beat all the ingredients together in a bowl. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and let stand for 20 to 30 minutes, allowing the glaze to thicken.
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Step 7
7. Instead of icing, you can also drizzle the cookies with melted chocolate.