Baker's secret sugar cookie hearts

6 dozen

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Butter; unsalted
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1 cup Confectioners' sugar; sifted
2 tablespoons Milk
3 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Baking soda
Multicolored nonpareils

Directions

ICING

1. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into the sugar mixture until well blended. Chill for 2 hours.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

3. Divide the dough into quarters. Roll out one quarter on a lightly floured surface to ⅛-inch thickness. Cut into heart shapes with a 2-inch cutter; place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until the cookies are barely browned at the edges. Cool on a wire rack.

** Icing **

5. Mix together the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth.

Spread on the cookies; sprinkle with the nonpareils.

Source: from the back of the packaging on the new cookie sheets bought in preparation for the holidays.

Posted by The WEE Scot -- paul macGregor Submitted By PAUL MACGREGOR On 12-24-95

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