Cookies by Design

[GSDlove]

I have a bake sale coming up and I'd like to make this type of cookie. Anyone out there have a recipe for the soft, thick type of decorated cookies that come in those expensive baskets? I'm looking for a recipe for the cookies and the icing. Thanks!

[Velma]

For soft sugar cookies, I use the soft sugar cookies IV recipe from: http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/q.... I do flatten them with a glass dipped in flour but I really like them. They are easy to make and do not have to be rolled.

[mrsmegawatt]

I've made the recipe from the link I've posted below. I've followed their step by step instructions and they were perfect.

http://www.kitchengifts.com/nofailsugarcookies.html
http://www.kitchengifts.com/cookiebaking.html

This is the page for icing recipes. I used Lesley's royal icing and it worked great.

http://www.kitchengifts.com/royalicin...

There's a lot of info on that website. I bought the sticks at Michaels, they were the thick ones. I followed the suggestion of using the icing as glue as depicted in the picture. Not one single one broke or cracked. I put each one in a bag that is sold under the Wilton brand and tied it under the cookie with the stick sticking out kind of like a lolipop. They were so cute. I should have taken pictures. Good luck!

[GSDlove]

Thank you so much - they sound great.

[chowser]

Do you care how it tastes? If you're not really picky, you can microwave store-bought frosting until it is slightly runny and spread it over the cookie. The frosting will dry hard and then you can wrap the cookies individually. When you come right down to it, most of those kinds of cookies w/ royal frosting are hard to eat. For the cookie, I use this recipe and cut, then put a popsicle stick in it before baking. Kids like it, for what it's worth.

http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/TheBs...

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

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DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

[LisaAZ]

I've been looking for a bake sale recipe too. Considered doing big decorated sugar cookies on a stick. I decided on a half butter half crisco recipe that's kind of toothy with a "fondant" type icing then decorate that, but....I know when they are frosted with buttercream they soften up, not sure if they would do the same with a fondant icing, don't want them to fall off the stick! Of course if you didn't want to use the sticks it should be fine. Let me know if you want this recipe.

[GSDlove]

Yes, please! I'm still up in the air on whether I'll be using the sticks or not. Thank you!