Spring Mickey Sugar Cookies!

Hi Friends!

If you do not already know I love Holidays and I especially love baking unique and special treats to celebrate each season. To celebrate the Easter season, I wanted to make something that is always a favorite of mine, sugar cookies! More specifically Mickey shaped sugar cookies! I wanted to recreate a treat they actually sell in Walt Disney World so I decided to make half frosted Mickey Shaped Sugar Cookies with spring sprinkles! Now this recipe is not mine and all the credit goes to Jenny over at The Picky Palate. She comes up with and makes the BEST recipes, a lot of which are Disney inspired as well!  Check out the sugar cookie recipe below, it is perfect for shape cookies and tastes even better!

 

Ingredients

• 4 sticks butter (softened)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Icing Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Instructions

• Place butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese and beat another 2 minutes. Slowly add sugar, beating another 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add egg yolks one at a time then vanilla extract. Turn mixer off for a minute. Mix flour and salt in large mixing bowl. Turn mixer back on low speed and add 1/3 of flour mixture beating until combined. Add the next 1/3 of flour mixture beating until combined, then the final 1/3 flour mixture. Mix until just combined. Transfer dough to a lightly floured counter top or on top of floured parchment paper. With floured hands, knead a few times folding dough in half then pressing and in half again. Divide dough into 2 equal parts forming discs. Wrap each disc with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours before using or freeze for 45 minutes-1 hour before using.
• When dough has been chilled, roll dough into 1/4-1/2 inch thick large round onto a lightly floured counter top. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use cookie cutters to cut desired cookie shapes and transfer to baking sheets. Cookies can be close to each other.  Very minimal spreading.  Bake cookies for 15 minutes, until lightly golden on edges. Let cool completely before icing.
• To prepare icing place powdered sugar into a medium mixing bowl. Stir in milk until smooth then add corn syrup beating until smooth. Divide icing into bowls and add food coloring as desired. Dip or paint cookies with a brush. Let dry completely before packaging.

Let me know in the comments your favorite Easter treats!