Saturday, April 27, 2013

Chewy, Lowfat Sugar Cookies


COOKIES
Dry Ingredients:
1 1/4 c. white flour (or 1 c. wheat flour)
3/4 t. cornstarch
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt

Wet Ingredients:
2 T. butter (or spread)
1 egg
1 t. vanilla (2t. imitation vanilla)
1/2 c + 2T sugar
1 t. water

Directions:
1. Stir dry ingredients, then mix in the wet.
2. Gather with hands and form a ball
3. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in fridge for 1 hour
4. Preheat oven to 350*
5. Roll out and cut into small 22 cookies (18 for wheat)
6. Place on jelly roll pan and bake for 10 min
7. Sit in pan for a couple minutes, then cool on racks

ICING
Royal Icing Ingredients:
(this makes enough to decorate a double batch)
1 egg white
1 t. lemon juice
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Whisk egg white and lemon juice until bubbles
2. Gradually beat in powdered sugar

Normal Icing:     
5T. powdered sugar           
1/4 t. vanilla
1 t. milk

Buttermilk Icing:
1c powdered sugar
2T. butter, softened
1/4t. vanilla
1T. milk (add gradually until desired consistency)

*I got this recipe from this website: skinny heart shaped cookies

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