Baker's Secret Sugar Cookie Hearts

Title:
Baker's Secret Sugar Cookie Hearts

Yield:
6 Dozen

Categories:
Holidays,
Cookies




Ingredients:





     1 c  Butter; unsalted


     1 c  Sugar


     2    Eggs


     1 tb Vanilla


     3 c  Flour


     1 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Baking soda





-----------------------------------ICING-----------------------------------


     1 c  Confectioners' sugar; sifted


     2 tb Milk


          Multicolored nonpareils





 1.  Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs and


 vanilla; mix well.  Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into


 the sugar mixture until well blended. Chill for 2 hours.


 


 2.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.


 


 3.  Divide the dough into quarters.  Roll out one quarter on a lightly


 floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into heart shapes with a 2-inch


 cutter; place on an ungreased cookie sheet.


 


 4.  Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until the cookies are barely browned at the


 edges.  Cool on a wire rack.


 


 **  Icing  **


 


 5.  Mix together the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Spread on


 the cookies; sprinkle with the nonpareils.


 


 Source:  from the back of the packaging on the new cookie sheets bought in


 preparation for the holidays.


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini