Marbled Sugar Cookies

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Looking for that perfect, from scratch sugar cookie recipe? Try my Marbled Sugar cookies and get lost in those red and pink icing swirls. They look like a beautiful watercolor painting and taste like sweet, buttery goodness.

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Preheat the oven to 350, find your large bowl and baking sheet because it is time to make these incredible marbled sugar cookies. The ingredients are easy to find and you probably have them in your panty.

Ingredients for Sugar Cookie Dough and Icing

Marble Heart Sugar Cookie Ingredient list

● 1 1⁄2 cups sugar

● 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter, softened

● 2 large eggs

● 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

● 4 cups all-purpose flour

● 1 teaspoon salt

● 1 teaspoon baking soda

● 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Sugar Cookie Icing Ingredients

(Recipe might need to be doubled)

● 1 cup powdered sugar

● 1Tbsp. corn syrup

● 1 Tbsp. water

● 1/4 tsp. vanilla

Instructions for mixing, Baking and Icing

1. In a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. A hand mixer will work for this, as well as a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

2. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

3. Stir together dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture until completely blended.

4. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

5. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness with a rolling pin.

● PRO TIP Roll chilled dough between two pieces of wax paper. After every couple of rolls, remove the wax paper, place the removed piece of wax paper down on the counter place rolled dough on top of the wax paper, remove and replace the top piece of wax paper and roll again repeat until the dough is desired thickness. Using wax paper keeps you from having to use too much flour when rolling out the dough.

6. Cut rolled dough with a cookie cutter dipped in flour.

7. Transfer cookies to an ungreased cookie sheet.

8. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Until the edges are slightly golden.

9. Cool on wire racks. Make icing while cookies cool. Cookies need to be completely cool before icing.

Sugar Cookie Icing

(This recipe might need to be doubled)

● 1 cup powdered sugar

● 1 Tbsp. corn syrup

● 1 Tbsp. water

● 1/4 tsp. vanilla

1. Stir together. If necessary, add more water or powdered sugar to adjust consistency.

2. It is essential that the icing is the right consistency. Stir the icing with a spoon and let a few icing ribbons from the spoon drop back onto the surface of the icing and see how long it takes for the ribbon of icing to settle or smooth over or disappear back into the icing. Add water 1 tsp at a time until a ribbon of icing goes flat in about 10-15 seconds. More powdered sugar can be added to make it thicker.

3. Divide the glaze into two small bowls, just big enough for the cookie to fit in face down. Cover the bowl that is not being used.

4. Working with one bowl at a time, Drop a small amount of gel food coloring on the surface of the icing. Use a toothpick or wooden skewer to lightly drag through the food coloring and glaze until it is just swirled/marbled.

5. Holding the cookie at the base, dip the surface of the cookie into the glaze. Pull straight up and tap off any excess icing. Wipe the edges clean. The refresh the marbelized pattern with additional food coloring as needed.

6. Once the first bowl is finished or the colors become too mixed

together from dipping, move to the second bowl of white frosting and

begin again.

7. Let cookies dry completely on the cooling rack before packaging.

Before You Go

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