Cut out cookies for preschoolers

So a few weeks ago I was surprised at how tricky cutting out butter cookies can be. Chilling the dough and cutting them was much more effort than I thought it should be. After some searching, my 4 yo daughter and I found the best cookie recipe that is essentially foolproof especially under preschooler conditions. I mixed the dough and then she took over as the leader. It's not too sweet, rolls out perfectly, no chilling required, easy schmeasy. Best of all, it even tastes good to both kids and adults.

Roll out cookies (based on a recipe found on the back of a cookie cutter packaging)

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup plus 1 tbsp white sugar (I decreased the amount of sugar by almost a 1/2 cup)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

2 3/4 cup flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 400F. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Mix rest of ingredients in another bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. No need to chill dough. Divide dough in half and shape into a ball. Roll each ball to 1/8" thick, flouring board and rolling pin as necessary. Cut out cookies and bake until lightly browned (~ 10 minutes).

Cookie Glaze

1 tbsp cream cheese

3/4 cup icing sugar

enough milk to reach desired consistency. I start with 1 tbsp and see how it looks.

food colouring

Mix all ingredients and frost cookies with whichever tool you like.