These cookies will literally melt in your mouth. They are very delicate, and quite frankly, a pain in the rear. They are incredibly delicious, however. I get requests to make them every Christmas....I used to also make them for Valentines, Easter, etc.....but I've gotten lazy and don't make them very often anymore. Because they are very delicate, they are hard to frost and will break apart easily. You can use any shape cookie cutters, but they should be kept small, as they will be easier to frost.
Cookies:
2 cups flour
1 cup butter
1/3 cup heavy or whipping cream
1 cup granulated sugar
Mix 2 cups flour, 1 cup butter and 1/3 cup cream until crumbly dough is formed. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Take out dough, roll to 1/4 inch thick on a heavily floured board. Dough is hard to work with, keep cold and use a lot of flour. Use a small cutter to make shapes. Sprinkle or coat in granulated sugar. Bake 7 to 9 minutes. Cool before frosting.
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
food coloring
Mix 1/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla until smooth. Add food coloring to achieve desired shade.
These are so hard to frost! (Though perhaps people with more normal-sized hands would have better luck.) Then again, you said I get to eat any ones I break, so perhaps this is all a smoke screen...
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