Description
Beautiful flower decorated cookies with colorful royal icing designs perfect for summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 6–8 tablespoons water
- food coloring
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Mix dry ingredients
- Cream butter and sugar
- Add egg and vanilla
- Combine dough and roll out
- Cut shapes and bake 8-10 minutes
- Cool cookies completely
- Prepare royal icing
- Outline and flood cookies
- Let icing set 1 hour
- Pipe flower centers and dry 8 hours
- Attach centers and decorate petals
- Let dry fully before serving
Notes
- Use medium consistency icing
- Allow proper drying time
- Store in airtight container
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 60
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 26
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 20