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6 4th of July Sugar Cookies
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4th of July Sugar Cookies

These bright and celebratory 4th of July Sugar Cookies are a must-add to any holiday platter for your 4th of July events.
Course Dessert
Cuisine 4th of July, Cookies
Keyword royal icing
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 165kcal

Ingredients

For Cookies

  • 1 package Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour

For Royal Icing

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons meringue powder
  • 8-12 tablespoons room temperature water
  • Gel food coloring

Instructions

For Cookies

  • Combine dough and flour. Roll to ¼” thickness. Cut out cookie shapes. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes or until the edges start to brown.

For Royal Icing

  • In a stand mixer combine sugar and meringue powder. Add 8 tablespoons of water, using the whisk attachment, beat for 1 minute on low. Continue to add water one tablespoon at a time until the icing slowly drizzles from the whisk when lifted.
  • Once prepared - if the icing is too hard, add more water one drop at a time. Too runny, add more icing sugar one teaspoon at a time.
  • Separate the icing into small mixing bowls and add desired food coloring. Mix well. Scoop the icing into piping bags or icing bottles.

Decorating instructions

  • Line around the edge of the design with icing and fill the middle. Use a toothpick to poke bubbles or direct icing into holes. Fill in the rest of the of the cookies, spreading the icing until smooth.

Here are different decorating techniques:

  • Polka Dots: before the flooded icing area dries, add dots of different colored icing.
  • Zig zag design: before the flooded icing area dries, add stripes of different colored icing and then drag a toothpick through the stripes.
  • For fireworks: before the flooded icing area dries, Drop one large drop of different colored icing, use a toothpick to drag icing from the dot into the flooded area in a firework pattern.  Drop a smaller dot of a different color into the same spot and use a toothpick to draw the icing into the flooded area.

Nutrition

Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.4mg