Camping Sugar Cookies
These camping sugar cookies are quick, easy and fun to make with royal icing and a food writer! Grab the free printable tag to make a darling gift for the camping lover in your life.
Servings: 70
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Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and extract. Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4" thickness on the floured surface.
- Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
- Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before decorating royal icing.
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Notes
- Use the step-by-step instructions in the blog post to decorate each cookie.
- For even rolling, place guide sticks (or two chopsticks) on each side of your dough while rolling to keep thickness consistent.
- Use a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off if you don’t have icing bottles.
- Let the royal icing dry completely before using the marker — trust me.
- Store unused icing in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
- Keep a damp paper towel over your icing tips while decorating to stop them from crusting over.
- If your food writer starts to drag, draw on a piece of parchment first to “wake it up” before using it on cookies.
- Add fun extras like mini marshmallows, gummy bear pieces, or pretzel sticks for 3D designs.
- Keep toothpicks or a cookie scribe handy to pop air bubbles and smooth the icing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 38mg | Sugar: 3g