Virtue Cider Michigan Apple Sugar Cookies

• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Butter, Unsalted
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1.5 teaspoon Brandy
• 1 tablespoon Virtue Cider "The Mitten"
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 3 ounces Egg Whites
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Virtue Cider Michigan Apple
• 4 cups Confectioner's Sugar
• 3 drops Red, Green, and Brown Food Coloring
• 1 Assorted Sprinkles

1. For the sugar cookie,sift flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and set aside
2. Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; with mixer running, add egg, brandy, Virtue Cider The Mitten and vanilla; mix until combined
3. With mixer on low, slowly incorporate flour mixture
4. Transfer dough to a clean surface; working until mixture is combined and not super crumbly. Add water if needed
5. Shape dough into two disks, cover with plastic and chill for an hour minimum
6. Preheat oven to 350 F; line baking sheets with parchment or a non-stick mat
7. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8" thickness and cut into apple shapes with a cookie cutter
8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned; transfer cookies to wire racks to cool
9. To create the royal icing, beat egg whites, Virtue Cider Michigan Apple and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until egg whites become frothy
10. Slowly incorporate sugar on a low speed until fully added and mixture is shiny
11. Turn speed to high and beat until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks (5-7 minutes)
12. Separate into three bowls and add food coloring
13. Ice cooled cookies and add sprinkles; dry before enjoying

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/virtue-cider-michigan-apple-sugar-cookies-5c9513aa2929a43a91303566 (may not work)