Halloween Bat Sugar Cookies
Ingredients List
- 1 cup - butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 cup - firmly packed Domino® Light Brown Sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 2 tablespoons - milk
- 2 teaspoons - vanilla extract
- 4 cups - all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons - baking powder
- 1 teaspoon - salt
Royal Icing:
- 1 - (1 lb) pkg. Domino® Confectioners Sugar (approx. 3 3/4 cups)
- 3 tablespoons - meringue powder
- 6 tablespoons - warm water
- 1 - tube black decorator gel icing
- Purple food coloring
Instructions
Beat butter and sugars together in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; gradually add to sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough 3-4 hours until chilled.
Preheat oven to 375°F. On well-floured surface, roll out half of dough at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies using bat-shaped cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned at edges. Cool completely. Prepare Royal Icing. Decorate as desired.
Royal Icing: In a bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and warm water until stiff peaks form, about 5-7 minutes. If icing is too thick, add a couple drops of water. If icing is too thin, add additional confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until desired consistency. Divide in half. In small bowl, cover half with plastic wrap to keep from drying out and set aside. Tint remaining icing with purple food coloring. Frost the "bats" with the purple frosting, and in a pastry bag with a fine tip, use the untinted frosting for the eyes. Use the black decorator gel icing as pictured to complete the "bats".
Quick Tip
Meringue powder is available in speciality stores wherever cake-decorating equipment is sold. Use icing immediately. Keep covered with a damp cloth or with plastic wrap to prevent drying.