Sugar cookies are a traditional treat for good reason: under a practiced hand they look amazing, but good results can still be gotten by play. My favorite recipe tastes and looks amazing.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cookie frosting, frosting recipe, sugar cookie recipe, sugar cookies
Sift flour, soda, salt, nutmeg and powder in a bowl.
In separate bowl cream the butter and sugar (use cookie paddles or dough hook this will get thick)
Add the egg and beat again
then add the vanilla and sour cream and beat it smooth
Mix in dry ingredients and beat smooth - it will be thick.
wrap up in wax paper or parchment paper and chill in fridge for 3-4 hours
preheat oven to 350
roll out to 1/4 inch and cut airplane shapes
bake for 8-10 mins, until the edges get a slight golden color to them (don't over bake) let cool
Icing
Mix butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and peppermint in your mixer.
it will be thick at first - great for spreading
thin with milk to get a "toothpaste" thickness good for piping - great for outlining cookies
thin more to create a icing you can fill in "color flow' style for a smooth finish. The perfect thinness is when stop stirring the icing and count to 10 it gets smooth.
Assembly
divide the frosting during the thicker stage - dye some blue, orange and leave some white - you can thin the white and orange
use the thick blue to pipe all the outlines and windows of the planes
fill in with the white and orange and let crust over and dry!