Mini Fall Leaf Decorated Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Yields 36

Mini Fall Leaf Decorated Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Adorable and delicious decorated sugar cookies that look like miniature fall leaves.

20 minPrep Time

20 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• Cookies
• 5 C flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 C unsalted butter, softened
• 2 C granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• Icing
• 2 egg whites
• 1 C powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• Orange, brown, red and gold yellow gel food coloring

Instructions

1. Cream the soft butter with the sugar until smooth and not grainy.
2. Add all 4 eggs at one time and continue to mix.
3. Add the vanilla. Continue mixing.
4. Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
6. Mix well to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
7. Form the dough into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap, completely covering the entire dough ball.
8. Refrigerate for 6 hours to overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
9. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
10. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it soften up a bit.
11. Sprinkle flour on your rolling surface and rolling pin.
12. Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut cookies out using the mini leaf cookie cutters.
13. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
14. Use a large spatula to move the cut cookie to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
15. Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until thoroughly baked.
16. Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes).
17. Icing Directions
18. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, except food coloring, mixing on medium speed for 4
19. minutes.
20. If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powdered sugar.
21. Divide the icing equally into 4 small bowl.
22. In bowl #1, add several drops of brown gel food coloring, stirring well
23. until all of the color is blended.
24. Bowl #2, add several drops of orange gel
25. food coloring stirring well until all of the color is blended.
26. Bowl #3, add several drops of red gel food coloring stirring well until all of the color
27. is blended.
28. Bowl #4, add several drops of yellow gold gel food coloring stirring well until all of the color is blended.
29. Spoon each of the icings into individual frosting bags with #4 tips.
30. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
31. Decorating the Mini Autumn Leaves:
32. Outline each of the cookies in the color you plan to frost them with. Allow the icing outline to set at least 30 seconds.
33. Flood the icing onto the cookie using your pastry bag. Even out with a small offset spatula or the tip. Let set for a few minutes while you work on the others.
34. Go back and fill in the leaf detailing like veins and stems with remaining icing.
35. Set these aside and allow to completely set. About 4 hours or so.