Homemade Sugar Cookie + Frosting Recipe (TODDLER FRIENDLY)

I know Christmas is over but you can decorate sugar cookies for pretty much any occasion. I know my daughter and I will decorate them for New Years, Valentine's Day, Easter, Saint Patrick's Day, 4th of July, etc etc so you catch my drift? Don't you think that these are some adorable sugar cookies?

Would you believe me that these are 100% homemade, including the frosting? & would you believe me when I said that I decorated these and I can't even draw a stick figure? Yep, I really did. & guess what, my daughter and her best friend (my daughter is 3, and her best friend is 2 but only 6 months younger) decorated the same type of sugar cookies and the mess was not nearly as bad as when we decorated cookies in the past, look at how much fun they had:

I finally came up with the best frosting recipe that is toddler friendly. I made the frosting, and then I split it up into 4 bowls and made each bowl a different color (I put about 3 drops of food coloring in each bowl) and then gave them each a plate and gave them a spoonful of each color, their cookies, a paint brush, a bowl full of sprinkles, and let them go to town. & in the mean time I decorated a few cookies. What a cool idea, to paint cookies. Well here is my recipe for both. Let me know your thoughts.

Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients Needed:

• One Stick of Butter
• 3/4 Cup of Sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 2 1/2 Cups of Flour
• 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder

Steps:

1. Beat the Butter on Low until light and fluffy
2. Add the sugar to your butter and beat on medium for 3 minutes
3. Beat in your egg and vanilla
4. In a separate bowl mix flour and baking powder
5. Whisk your flour mixture into your mixture slowly.
6. Chill in the fridge for an hour
7. After you've let it chill it's ready to be rolled out and cut into shapes

This is honestly the ONLY sugar cookie recipe I've ever made where I literally only lightly floured my hands and the counter and didn't get dough stuck to everything :)

Sugar Cookie Icing Recipe

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
• 4 Teaspoons of Milk
• 4 Teaspoons of Karo Syrup
• 1/2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract

Steps

1. Mix Sugar and Milk together until completely combined
2. Turn on the mixer and beat in the Karo Syrup
3. Mix in the Vanilla
4. Mix for 5-10 minutes
5. Separate into bowls
6. Put about 3 drops of your desired food coloring
7. Paint on with a paint brush

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