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Angel Cookies with Confectioner's Frosting - NancyAtherton

Angel Cookies with Confectioner's Frosting - NancyAtherton comes together with Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla, and All Purpose Flour. Serves 24. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 2
• 2 tsp
• 3 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/3 cup
• 1/8 tsp
• 2 cup
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.

2. 2

   Add the eggs and the vanilla.

3. 3

   Mix until combined well.

4. 4

   In another bowl, sift flour and baking powder together.

5. 5

   Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and beat until mixture forms a dough.

6. 6

   If easy to handle, roll out immediately; if sticky, wrap in plastic and chill for two hours or overnight.

7. 7

   Preheat oven to 350�F.

8. 8

   Divide dough in half.

9. 9

   On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick round.

10. 10

    Cut out angel shapes and arrange 1 inch apart on lightly greased baking sheets.

11. 11

    Repeat for remaining dough.

12. 12

    Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges.

13. 13

    Transfer to racks to cool. Frost with Confectioners' Frosting. Yield: about 2 dozen cookies.

14. 14

    Confectioners' Frosting: Cream the butter and the salt together, then beat in the sugar.

15. 15

    Stir in the cream and beat well, adding more sugar or more cream as needed to get the proper consistency. posted by Duckie to Sunday_Dinner