Summer Recipe: June 2,2011

Summer Recipe: June 2,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Summer Cookies

Details

• Prep Time: 15 min.


• Bake Time: 15 min.


• Decoration Time: 30 min.


• Difficulty: Easy


• Yield: Makes 18 cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies


• 1 roll (18-oz.) refrigerated cookie dough


• 2/3 cup flour


• 1 16-oz. box confectioner’s sugar


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  3 tablespoons egg white powder


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  6 tablespoons water


• Assorted colors decorating sugar


• 3 cookie sheet pans


• Parchment paper


• 18 small clear plastic bags


• Ribbon


• Resealable plastic bag
  

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the cookie sheet pans with parchment paper.


• 2. Knead the flour into the cookie dough. Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Using 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 18 cookies. Transfer to cookie sheet pans and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.



• 3. Beat the confectioner’s sugar, egg white powder, and water until fluffy. Spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting into resealable plastic bag. Divide the remaining frosting into 5 separate cups and tint each a color. Referring to the photo, frost 3 wedges of each cookie solid white frosting and set aside to dry. Frost the other 3 wedges with a solid color and sprinkle with the decorating sugar. Arrange matching colors M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies over the colored area, attaching them with dots of frosting. Pipe a dot of frosting in the center and place one of the brown M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies.



• 4. Place a beach ball cookie inside each clear plastic bag and tie with ribbon.