Recipe for Pastel Meltaways from the Shaped Cookies section.
Pastel Meltaways3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup all-purpose flour
Icing In large bowl, combine butter and confectioners' sugar and blend well with electric mixer. Stir in cornstarch and flour. Form dough into ball, cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls and flatten into rounds. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined or ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned on edges. While cookies bake, prepare icing. When cookies are done, remove from oven and cool about 2 minutes on baking sheets. Remove from baking sheets and cool completely on wire racks. When cooled, frost with icing. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Icing
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2/3 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons milk (about)
Food coloring of your choice In bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, butter and milk. Add 1 to 2 drops of food coloring and mix well. Icing can be divided and each part tinted a different color. Frost cooled cookies and refrigerate or freeze.
We hope you enjoy your freshly made Pastel Meltaways. This recipe came from Shaped Cookies's, if you'd liked this recipe, there may be many others you'll find delicious as well.
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