Tiered Flower Sugar Cookies

Mothers Day sugar cookies are easily made by using different piping tips to create flowers.  The 5 petaled flower is one of the easiest flowers to create.  Just take a star toothed-tip and place tip gently in the center of the cookie and squeeze frosting out while you slow pull up and lift.

Any butter-cream recipe will work for making icing flowers; royal icing works well too, though many people have said they prefer the butter-cream to top their sugar cookies.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

2 c. flour

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ tsp baking soda

½ c. sugar

Cut In:

½ c. butter

Blend in:

1 egg

2tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Combine above ingredients going down the list. Cut in butter, and then mix in the remaining ingredients.

2. Roll out flat onto a floured surface, to desired thickness then cut with cookie cutter (any shape you want).

3. Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 min.

 

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