Lords and Ladies Sugar Cookies

Name: Lords and Ladies Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 4 dz.
Ingredients: Sugar cookie dough (see Note); Leaping and arabesque ballerina cookie ($35 for set; coppergifts.com); 3 large egg whites; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 lb. confectioners' sugar; Gel food colors and white sanding sugar

By Woman's Day Kitchen Published: Nov 1, 2013

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Yields:

4 dz.

Prep Time:

2 hrs 40 mins

Total Time:

3 hrs 50 mins

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These little leaping cookies are about as much fun to make as they are to eat!

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Ingredients

Sugar cookie dough (see Note)
Leaping and arabesque ballerina cookie ($35 for set; coppergifts.com)
3 large egg whites
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 lb. confectioners' sugar
Gel food colors and white sanding sugar

Directions

1. Step 1Make the cookie dough. Using cookie cutters, cut out and bake as directed. Let cool.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, make the icing. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites, vanilla, and lemon juice on medium-high until foamy, about 1 minute.
3. Step 3Turn off the mixer and add the confectioners' sugar. Beat on low until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and beat until medium-stiff glossy peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes.
4. Step 4Separate into bowls and tint different colors. Transfer 1/3 of each color to separate pastry bags fitted with fine tips. Use a few drops of water to thin the icing remaining in the bowls for flooding and place in separate resealable plastic bags; snip off the corners.
5. Step 5Using the thicker icing, outline clothes on each cookie, then fill using the thinner flooding icing. Let dry between colors (for a sparkly finish, sprinkle with sanding sugar while the icing is wet).