Solstice Sun Cookies Recipe

How to make it

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• Mix together sugar, butter, egg, honey, lemon extract.
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• Add flour, baking soda, and salt.
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• Cover dough with clear plastic wrap and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
• Dust your surface and rolling pin with flour.
• Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick.
• (Add a little water or flour, if needed, to make it the right consistency to work with.)
• Cut into circles.
• You can use a circular cookie cutter, or the top of any cup or jar.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375° F for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to cooling rack; let cool.
• Mix confectioners’ sugar and milk to paste consistency.
• Add a few drops yellow food coloring, to desired color.
• Use a butter knife to apply frosting to cookies.
• Make a circle in the center of each cookie, and rays around the edge (see photo).
• Let dry until frosting is hard. If you stack them before they are dry, they will stick together.
• You may need to let them sit on your counter overnight before they are completely dry.
• Store in a tin or zip-lock bag.