Combine butter and sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute or until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Whisk together flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add to butter mixture; beat on medium-low speed until dough forms. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Hy-Vee Seasons
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Description
These perfectly spiced cut-out cookies featuring Wilton’s seasonal cookie cutters are a whimsical way to add a little spooky to your Halloween festivities.
Servings and Ingredients
Ingredients
Serves 24
| Quantity | Ingredient | Add |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies | ||
| ½ c. Hy-Vee unsalted butter | ||
| ½ c. Hy-Vee granulated sugar | ||
| 1 Hy-Vee large egg | ||
| 1 tsp. Hy-Vee pure vanilla extract | ||
| 1 ½ c. Hy-Vee all-purpose flour | ||
| 1 tsp. Simply Organic pumpkin spice | ||
| ½ tsp. Hy-Vee baking powder | ||
| ¼ tsp. kosher salt | ||
| Hy-Vee powdered sugar, for dusting | ||
| Royal Icing | ||
| 4 c. sifted Hy-Vee powdered sugar | ||
| 5 tbsp. warm water, plus additional for thinning | ||
| 3 tbsp. meringue powder | ||
| Hy-Vee assorted food colors | ||
| Wilton decorating tube, black | ||
Things To Grab
- 2 large mixing bowls
- Electric mixer
- Whisk
- Small bowls
- Plastic wrap
- 2 cookie sheets
- Parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters
- Spatula
- Wire cooling rack
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside. Dust work surface with powdered sugar. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Reroll scraps, if desired. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms just begin to brown. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to wire rack and cool completely.
For icing, combine powdered sugar, 5 Tbsp. warm water and meringue powder in a large mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed for 10 to 12 minutes or until stiff peaks form. If icing appears too thick, add additional water, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency.
Divide icing into small bowls and tint with food color as desired. Immediately frost and decorate cookies as desired.