Alphabet Cookies Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineAmericanCourseDessert
MethodBakedSpecialityKids
Interest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
Cookie Dough:
 
1-1/2 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
 
1 egg, beaten
 
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (90 g) sugar
 
2 tablespoons (25 g) vanilla sugar
 
4 tablespoons (60 g) butter, cut in small pieces
 
Frosting:
 
1-2/3 cups (200 g) powdered sugar, sifted
 
3 to 5 tablespoons (50 to 75 ml) lemon juice
 
2 oz. (50 g) jelly bears

Directions

To make cookie dough, sift flour onto a pastry board or into a large bowl.
Add egg, unflavored sugar, vanilla sugar and butter; knead to a dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
Grease a baking sheet.
Cut small pieces from cookie dough; form into sausage shapes about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.
Make a letter from each sausage and flatten slightly.
Place on greased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
To make frosting, put powdered sugar into a small bowl.
Beat in enough lemon juice to give a spreading consistency.
Frost warm cookie letters.
Stick jelly bears onto frosting before it sets.

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