Critter's and Cookies - Rolled Sugar Cookies

I promised on my last Who Let That Kitchen Gremlin In? blog post to share the Reynolds® sponsored recipe involving cookies and critters. Well...I kinda fibbed. There really are not critters to talk about unless you count these cute little cookie chicks. Aren't they the cutest little critters you've ever seen? 

I got the chance to work with Reynolds® parchment paper and boy did it sure help in rolling these cookies out. Putting the dough between flour dusted parchment paper and rolling them with a rolling pin was the cat's meow...or should I say the chick's chirp?

Let's get onto the recipe -

Rolled Sugar Cookies

Reynolds® Parchment Paper
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl; set aside.

Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture and combine.

Wrap dough in parchment paper and place in zip style bag; refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with Reynolds(R) Parchment Paper; set aside.

Roll out dough 1/8" thick between 2 lightly floured sheets of parchment paper. Cut dough with 2" cookie cutters. Place dough on parchment-lined cookie sheets.

Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned on edges. Slide parchment paper with cookies onto cooling rack; cool.

Decorate as desired. I used the Royal Icing recipe below.

Royal Icing

3 tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 cups confectioners' sugar approx. 1 lb. box)

6 tablespoons warm water

Beat all ingredients with a hand mixer on high speed until icing forms peaks, approx. 10 minutes.

Tint with your favorite food coloring. 

No live critters were hurt during the making of these cookies. 

The original cookie recipe can be found on Allrecipes.com