Easter Chicks Sugar Cookies
- 2-1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 3-1/2 cups sifted icing sugar
- 6 Tbsp. water
- 5 drops food colouring (yellow, blue or pink)
- 42 silver dragees (about 1 tsp.)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour and baking soda.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add flour mixture; mix well.
- Refrigerate 30 min.
- Roll dough into 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
- Use 4-inch chick-shaped cookie cutter to cut dough into 42 shapes, rerolling dough as necessary.
- Place, 2 inches apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 min.
- or until edges begin to brown.
- Cool on baking sheet 5 min.
- Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Whisk icing sugar and water until blended.
- Stir in food colouring.
- Spread onto cookies.
- Add silver dragee to each cookie for the chick's eye.
- Let stand 1 hour or until icing is firm.
flour, baking soda, cream cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, icing sugar, water, dragees
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/easter-chicks-sugar-cookies-178497.aspx (may not work)