I was on kid entertainment duty one afternoon between the holidays and that included my seven-year-old niece. We decided sugar cookies would be fun, and I wanted to try this rolled buttercream frosting idea. It seemed like the perfect idea, no special decorating, just cut it out with a cookie cutter and away you go. That was not how it went. It was a LOT of mess... a lot of trial and error - mostly error - but we persisted and kept trying different things and we ended up with frosted cookies! Also, extra frosting to play with like playdough that was very tasty! I'm really unsure what the difference was from where I got this recipe - because this was not the texture I saw in the videos - at all, but the most important thing? The kids had fun and cookies got made with frosting! Considering cut out cookies are my least favorite kind of cookie to make - I'll take the fun and run with it.
Rolled Buttercream
1 stick salted, softened butter (1/2 cup)
2 TSP flavoring (I use vanilla)
1 TSP meringue powder
2 TSP light corn syrup
2.5 CUPS of powdered sugar
Mix together frosting and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Color in small sections.
Roll out between parchment paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Use cookie cutters to cut shapes.
Freeze for 20 minutes, then peel or use lifter to get shape off parchment on onto cookie.
Use corn syrup as glue to stick to cookie.
Color in small sections.
Roll out between parchment paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Use cookie cutters to cut shapes.
Freeze for 20 minutes, then peel or use lifter to get shape off parchment on onto cookie.
Use corn syrup as glue to stick to cookie.
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