` cookie cake
` cookie cutters in three sizes
` stacked cookies secured with buttercream dollops
` microwaved buttercream poured over cookie cake
` decorated with royal icing
Soft and Puffy Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter
4 cups flour
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons soda
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream butter and sugar. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add already-mixed dry ingredients. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes. Roll out, cut out, and bake at 350 degrees for 6-9 minutes, depending on cookie size.
Buttercream
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Royal Icing
1-2 egg whites
1 teaspoon water
3-4 cups powdered sugar
1 heaping teaspoon cream of tartar
