Dessert for 24

Decorated Sugar Cookies

Name: Decorated Sugar Cookies
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups butter; 3 cups white sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; zest of one whole lemon; 5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tbsp milk; 2 tsp light corn syrup; 1/4 tsp lemon extract; assorted icing coloring

$1.76for 428 minServes 24

These lemon sugar cookies are rolled, cut into shapes, baked, and finished with colorful powdered sugar icing.

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 12 oz$0.40/oz typical	12 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Milk, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.55

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

28 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts Holiday

Typical price

$0.44 per serving$1.76 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter
3 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
zest of one whole lemon
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp milk
2 tsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp lemon extract
assorted icing coloring

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
Beat the butter, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth, then mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Roll the dough on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into shapes.
Bake the cookies on the prepared sheets for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
Stir the confectioners' sugar, milk, corn syrup, and lemon extract into a smooth icing, then divide and tint it.
Cool the cookies completely, then spread or pipe the colored icing over them.

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