Red, White & Blue Sugar Cookie Recipe

Red, White & Blue Sugar Cookie Recipe Perfect for those Patriotic Holidays

Patriotic Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookie Recipe Ingredients

3 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C soft unsalted butter
1 C granulated sugar
1 eggs

The Wilton Comfort Grip Heart Cutter is perfect for cutting the hearts and is less than $5.

Icing Ingredients:

4 egg whites
2 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
red, blue, black gel food coloring

Sugar Cookie Recipe Directions

-Cream the soft butter with the sugar in a mixing bowl until the combination is smooth, not grainy to the touch.
-Add eggs. Continue to mix.
-Add the vanilla. Continue mixing.
-Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
-Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
-Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
-Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
-Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
-Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
-Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and set it out to soften up a bit.
-Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin.
-Roll the dough out on the cutting board.
-Use the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
-Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
-Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
-Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes.

Sugar Cookie Recipe Icing Directions

-Combine all ingredients except food coloring in a mixing bowl, mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes.
-If icing is not stiff enough, add 1/4 C powdered sugar.
-Divide the icing into 4 equal bowls.
-The first bowl of icing remains white.
-To the second bowl of icing, add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir to mix.
-In the third bowl, add several drops of blue into the icing and mix.
-In the fourth bowl, add a few drops of black into the icing and mix until a light black color appears.
-Spoon each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #2 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
-Squeeze the majority of the icing into a bowl, adding 1 tsp of water and stirring to mix.
-Using the black icing, pipe out the outline on the hearts.

Next, pipe out the lines of the flag and let dry for 10 minutes.

-Fill in the red stripes for the flag. Let dry 10 minutes.

-Fill in the white stripes. Let dry for 10 minutes.

-Fill the square part with the thin blue icing. Let dry for 10 minutes.

-Using the white pastry bag, carefully add some white polka dots.

Let dry for 4 hours before enjoying!

Looking for more patriotic recipes? Check out these Patriotic S’mores Brownies or this roundup of lots of delicious desserts with a patriotic theme!

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 Red, White & Blue Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Patriotic Sugar Cookies

Patriotic Sugar Cookies Prep time: 45 mins Cook time: 8 mins Total time: 53 mins Serves: 24 Patriotic Sugar Cookies

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 53 minutes

Servings 24

Ingredients

• Cookie Ingredients
• 3 C flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C soft unsalted butter
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 eggs
• Icing Ingredients:
• 4 egg whites
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• red blue, black gel food coloring

Instructions

• Cookie Directions:
• Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
• Add eggs...Continue to mix.
• Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
• Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
• Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
• Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
• Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into
• the batter. (if needed).
• Roll the dough out on the cutting board.
• Using the cookie cutter, cut out your heart cookies.
• Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
• Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.
• (About 10 minutes).
• Icing Directions:
• Combine all ingredients, except your food coloring, in a mixing bowl.
• Mix on medium speed for 4 minutes.
• If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powdered sugar.
• Divide the icing into 4 equal bowls.
• The first bowl of icing remains white.
• To the second bowl of icing, add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir to mix.
• To the third bowl, add several drops of blue into the icing and mix.
• To the fourth bowl, add a few drops of black into the icing and mix until a light black color appears.
• Spoon each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #2 tips.
• Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
• Squeeze the majority of the icing into a bowl, adding 1 tsp of water and stirring to mix.
• Using the black icing, pipe out the outline and the lines of the flag on the hearts.
• Let dry for 10 minutes.
• Fill in the red stripes. Let dry 10 minutes.
• Fill in the white stripes. Let dry 10 minutes.
• Fill in the square with thin blue icing. Let dry 10 minutes.
• Using the white pastry bag, add some white polka dots.
• Let dry for 4 hours before enjoying!