Food Coloring

Ingredients Cookies 3 3/4 cups/930 mL all-purpose flour 2 tbsp/30 mL baking powder 1/4 tsp/1.25 mL Watkins Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder, freshly ground 1 cup/250 mL unsalted butter, softened 1 2/3 cups/410 mL sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla® 1/4 tsp/1.25 mL Watkins Organic Pure Lemon Extract 1 tsp/5 mL lemon zest 3 fl. oz./90 mL lemon juice, strained Icing 2 tbsp/30 mL soften butter 3 cups/750 mL powdered sugar 4 tbsp/60 mL milk Watkins Assorted Food Coloring Watkins Decorating Sprinkles and Sugars Directions Cookies: In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing on medium speed until well incorporated. Mix in the extracts, zest and juice. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until it comes together and no flour is visible. Divide the dough into two or three packets and refrigerate the dough until set, about an hour. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Sprinkle some flour on flat surface, using enough flour to prevent the dough from sticking, but not too much or the cookies will be tough. Roll dough out to about 1/8-inch/3-mm thick circle. Use a star (or other) shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Set cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving some space between them. Preheat the oven to 350° F/180° C. Bake for about 8 minutes, or until just golden on the bottoms. Let cookies cool before frosting and decorating. Icing: Combine all of the powdered sugar and softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whip attachment. Slowly blend together on low speed. Gradually add in milk. Start with 1 tbsp/15 mL of milk and add more as needed until desired consistency. Divide frosting into smaller bowls. Add 2-3 drops of Watkins Natural Food Coloring to each bowl and mix until blended. For a bolder color add a few more drops of Watkins Assorted Food Coloring, blend again and repeat as necessary. Decorate with Watkins Sprinkles and Sugars. Total Time: 1 Hours, 23 Minutes Prep Time: 45 Minutes Bake Time: 8 Minutes Cool Time: 30 Minutes Yields = Approximately 24 cookies