Wiltons Roll Out Cookie Dough Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Steps:

• -Preheat oven to 400' -Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. -Dough will be very stiff. Blend last cup of flour by hand. -Do not chill. -Divide dough into two balls. -On floured surface, roll ball into 12" circle and 1/8" thickness. Dip cutters in flour before each use. -Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6-7 minutes or until lightly brown. NOTE: Dough can be tinted with color. For chocolate cookies, stir in 3 ounces melted, unsweetened chocolate.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. (Dough will be very stiff. If necessary, stir in the last cup of flour mixture by hand. Do not chill.) On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 6-7 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely. For glaze, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Using a small brush and stirring glaze often, brush on cookies, decorating as desired.