Emily's Iced Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 5/8 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• food coloring

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
• 2 add flour and mix to combine well.
• 3 cover and chill until firm enough to roll out.
• 4 roll out on a lightly floured cutting board and cut out using lightly floured cookie cutters.
• 5 bake at 350°f on baking sheets until pale golden in color, about 10 minutes.
• 6 remove to racks to cool completely.
• 7 mix icing together and tint as desired and chill slightly.
• 8 when cookies are cooled, ice cookies as desired.