Instructions

Cookie Dough

1. In a mixing bowl/Mixer, add the butter and sugar and blend till light in color on low speed. In a small bowl whisk together the egg and milk until well blended. Slowly add that to the butter and sugar mixture on low speed.
2. In a separate large bowl blend together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Once the wet ingredients are well mixed together (do not over mix) slowly add in the dry ingredients until the dough has formed on medium/low speed. Mix together on low until no more dry ingredients have been left in the bowl, make sure to use a spatula to remove the mixture from the sides of the bowl to be blended.
4. Once the dough is prepared let sit in the fridge for anywhere between 30 minutes and 2 days.
5. Once you are ready to prepare the cookies Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees.
6. On a flat surface roll out a large piece of wax paper ( you can just use the kitchen counter or large cutting board).
7. Sprinkle the wax paper with confectioners sugar and then cut the dough into 3 different pieces.
8. Using different sizes of Snowflake Cookie Cutters cut out the desired amount of bases of the tree, middle and top pieces.
9. Cook the large pieces of cookie at 9 minutes and lower the time by 1-2 minutes for the smaller cutouts.
10. Let sit on a drying rack until they are completely cooled down.

To Decorate:

1. To create the cookie icing mix together the milk and confectioners sugar and vanilla, once well blended add the corn syrup and blend until well mixed together.
2. Add the icing to a piping bag and use it when you are ready, each cookie will take up to 90 minutes to fully dry. Once the first layer is dried you can add more icing using different colors, or add candy to decorate your tree and snowflakes.