Then add egg and pulse. Dough will pull into a ball, if too moist, add a dash of flour. and pulse. Dump onto plastic wrap, tighten and flatten into a disc. Refrigerate for a bit, then roll into a big circle and cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters. Use Royal Icing to decorate or dust with confectioners sugar, add a little bit of cream of tartar to the sifted sugar, and a bit of water, smooth until the consistency is to your liking, then add lots of color for depth.
Vibrant sugar mixed with icing fives cookies a bedazzling gem quality.
Sugar cookies make great garnishes for all kinds of desserts. They also freeze well, make sure you let them freeze on a sheet first, then stack and wrap the container well with foil to preserve freshness.