Happy Thanksgiving!

In the spirit of the holiday, I had to share. These are my very first iced cookies ever. I think i did okay for a first try. If I can pull it off so can you! I went to CakeCentral.com and got a cut-out cookie recipe and gave it a try. I used almond and vanilla flavors.

For those of you who are used to the rolls of pre-made cookie dough you should know that cut-out dough is much thicker. It will have to be rolled out. The cut-out dough will actually hold it's shape though. The pre-made stuff just spreads everywhere in the oven. The icing is a very simple to make. There are several recipes on CC too. Simply outline with thicker icing and fill in with thinned icing. You can drag a toothpick with a different color though to make details.

A few tips. Flour keeps the cookie dough from sticking to things like the pan, rolling pin and cookie cutters. I used a tip #3 to outline the cookie. You can wet your finger and run it over the fully iced cookie to help smooth it, you can also use a damp pastry paintbrush. Don't be afraid to play with designs. I did a lot of cookies. Some with different tips for effects ect. Have fun with it. Even if it's not cute it will still taste good!  : )