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Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
We’ve probably all seen those sugar cookies with a liberal swirl of frosting at the grocery store. You either love them or hate them. I never really paid them much attention until I couldn’t have them (haven’t really seen gluten free versions out there). Last year, I decided to use a bag of regular sugar cookie mix and store bought cream cheese frosting to make St. Patrick’s day themed cookies for my family. They were delicious and way too tempting to have around when I couldn’t have more than 1-2. This year, I decided to go ahead and recreate a homemade version with a gluten-free cookie base. Below is the…
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Royal Icing Sugar Cookies
Royal icing is pretty much magic in the kitchen! I never knew all of the fun designs and colors you could create to transform simple sugar cookies into wonderful little works of art. Below is the royal icing recipe I’ve come to love and the semi-homemade sugar cookie recipe I use as a canvas. Like many of my favorite recipes, this is one that you can use at any time of year to celebrate any occasion. Royal Icing: Ingredients: 3 tablespoons 8 oz. Meringue Powder 4 cups (about 1 lb.) Confectioners’ Sugar 5 tablespoons Warm Water Food Coloring Instructions: Add the meringue powder (found in the baking aisle…
