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5 from 1 vote

Strawberry Cut Out Cookies with Chocolate Icing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons strawberry extract
  • 2 drops soft pink Americolor food coloring
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Icing

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 drops brown coloring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°
  • Cream together butter and powdered sugar.
  • Mix in egg and vanilla and strawberry extract along with 2 drops soft pink coloring.
  • Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Mix until the dough forms a ball.
  • Roll out on floured surface and cut with cookie cutter,
  • Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes, until bottom of cookies are golden but tops are not browned yet.
  • Cool completely before icing.
  • Mix powdered sugar, cocoa powder with water, corn syrup and coloring until smooth and creamy. Add more water or powdered sugar to adjust the consistency you prefer to pipe with. I piped the icing with a #3 tip.