Tiara/Crown Sugar Cookies

Source: Salwah Omar (Wedding by Salwah)

Ingredients:

280g All-purpose flour

80g castor sugar

50g icing sugar

150g butter

45g egg (lightly beaten & weight as indicated)

1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing Cookie:

1 cup icing sugar

2 tsp milk

2 tsp corn syrup

1/4 tsp vanilla/almond essence

Directions:

1. Mix flour & sugar in a bowl.
2. Using K-beater, turn on mixer on low speed & add in butter.   Add in egg & vanilla essence.  Mix till dough formed.  Don't overmix.
3. Roll out dough on tracing paper about 1" thick.  Cling wrap it.  Chill about 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 170-180 deg C
5. Roll out dough to quarter inch thick.  Using your favorite cookie cutter, cut out dough into desired shapes.
6. Bake for 12 mins.  Cookie should be slightly browned around the edge.

Method for icing:

1. In a bowl, add milk then add icing sugar & mix them together till smooth.  Then add corn syrup & essence, mix well.

Note: If the icing is too thick, add 1/4 tsp of milk till you get the consistency you desire.

Keep in an airtight container before icing.