I went with a "Joy of Baking" Sugar cookie recipe to start of with and doubled it, because hey I need a bunch of poopey cookies to take to a party tomorrow.
Sugar Cookies:
3 cups (390 grams) all purposeflour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Read more:http://www.joyofbaking.com/SugarCookies.html#ixzz2QMjWTrYl
The rolling of the different colors wasn't so bad, it was the adding them together that created issues. It is indeed a frustrating task to set about. As the dough warms it is more and more difficult to manage. Flour can help you, so use a floured surface. However too much flower prevents your colors from sticking together when you want them to.
Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool, then decorate.
I added some $1 rack bright green doilies to my serving plate to assist in the effect.
In decorating I used the sparkle gel from Wiltons that I found at Michaels. Thankfully my talented boyfriend is skilled at painting some objects :) Then I used Silver Stars Edible Accents also from Wiltons and some colorful sprinkles of hearts, flowers and butterflies.
All told this was half a day in the making. The time to make the dough, refrigerate the dough, roll the colorful dough out, shaping, baking and decorating. With decorating being the longest process of all.
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