Blue Christmas Cookies

The last time I tried to make sugar cookies I basically blew it. The task was Minnie Mouse cookies, but I promised my husband's little brother that I would make them eggless (food allergies). Well as it turned it out, they weren't actually eggless because of the meringue powder I used in the frosting (i definitely had a 'DUH!' moment), and they turned everyones teeth black. My hand may have slipped a little on the gel coloring...oops...

Anyway I felt the need to make these cookies especially pretty and delicate looking to make up for the Minnie cookie incident.

Here is what you'll need:

• Sugar Cookie Mix (or Sugar Cookie Recipe)
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cup Butter, Melted
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 can vanilla frosting 
• Neon blue food coloring

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients until a dough forms. 
2. On a floured surface, roll out dough until it is approximately 1/4 inch thick. 
3. Using any kind of cookie cutter to make shapes. (I used snowflakes, trees, and stars)
4. Bake for 8 minutes (This really depends on how you like your cookies, I like them soft in the middle. If you like them sort of crunchy bake them longer.) Let them cool completely. 

    5. In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whip frosting for 4 minutes. This will add more air and increase the amount of frosting. 

    6. In a separate bowl with about half the frosting, add 1 TINY drop of neon blue food coloring, mix. 

    7. Using a # Tip pipe the outline of the cookies. Allow the outline to set for several minutes before 

filing.

     8. Add 1 tsp. of water at a time, to the blue frosting until you get a consistency like honey, or shampoo. Using a decorating bottle, fill the cookies. Pop any air bubbles with a toothpick!

9. Let the cookies set overnight! Keep the white frosting in a bowl covered with a damp paper towel in the fridge. Make sure you let the frosting come to room temp before piping. 

10. Using a # Tip pipe different designs on your cookies, or the same one if you're not feeling so creative. Let them set, or enjoy =)

Here is how mine turned out. As you'll notice none of the stars made it to the final round of decorating...