3 1/2 c Regular Flour 1 ts Salt
1 1/3 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Butter or shortening
2 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla
FROSTING
1 c Powdered sugar 1 tb Water
10 dr Blue food coloring
Mix cookie ingredients in a mixing bowl. add flour if sticky. Using
rolling pin to press dough, and use a 2 1/2 inch circle (use a cover
to a small jar) cookie cutter and cut out cookies till dough is gone.
sprinkle flour below and above to do rolling pin pressing. remove
cookies from cutting board using spatula or flat object. bake at 375
for 10 min or so till cookies start browning on bottom. let cool.
mix powdered sugar in 2 separate bowls, 1/4 and 3/4 is 2 bowls with
1/4 and 3/4 tablespspoon of water respectivly. Add water (very
little) OR powdered sugar till thick enough to frost (not really
thick)! Coat blue frosting on all cookies. Let stand till frosting is
dry. Use white frosting (which should be covered till use) to swirled
on top of cookies to resemble the cloud formations seen from space.
use finger or frosting cone to swirl! Perfect earth day treat!
Yields
70 servings