For well over 6 months I've been planning a tea party. Why yes that is what I said - a tea party! Our girls club at church this year has been blessed with a prayer partner for each girl (which wasn't the easiest to wrangle but I'm getting better at twisting older women's arms but not breaking them). To almost finish off the season we had a night where the prayer partners came and worked on an etiquette badge with the girls (one on one) and then they enjoyed a tea party together complete with tea (and hot cocoa), cupcakes, and sugar cookies. This all took quite a bit of planning and trying to lay it all out so I could get the baking done and decor done. I opted to bake ahead and make the cookie cut outs ahead. For the cupcakes I baked them about 10 days early and froze them so all I needed to do was thaw, make frosting and pipe them. The cookies I rolled them out, cut them out and froze them, then stacked with parchment paper. I baked them a day or two before and they worked out perfectly. It really made the stress of the event less that I had premade all the goodies. The evening turned out wonderful - the ladies and girls all had a wonderful time and the treats were wonderful. These cookies were great - not super sweet - the sprinkles added the extra sweetness and did not need any extra frosting - but I'm sure you could add some if you want to. When baking I let them sit on the tray a few minutes so they weren't rock hard - they did not spread at all, they baked perfect with maybe a few extra minutes than what the recipe recommends since they were out of the freezer.
Rainbow Funfetti Cut-out Cookies
1 c (two sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 c confectioner's (powdered) sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of almond extract
2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking power
1 tsp salt
1/2 c rainbow jimmies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cream together the butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and extracts and mix until well combined.
Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder then add to the wet mixture one cup at a time until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated.
Add sprinkles and mix until just combined.
Divide the dough into evenly sized pieces and roll out on lightly floured parchment paper to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
Place on parchment lined baking sheets and bake for 7-9 minutes until done.
Rainbow Funfetti Cut-out Cookies
1 c (two sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 c confectioner's (powdered) sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of almond extract
2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking power
1 tsp salt
1/2 c rainbow jimmies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cream together the butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and extracts and mix until well combined.
Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder then add to the wet mixture one cup at a time until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated.
Add sprinkles and mix until just combined.
Divide the dough into evenly sized pieces and roll out on lightly floured parchment paper to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
Place on parchment lined baking sheets and bake for 7-9 minutes until done.
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