Sugar Cookies (not just for Christmas)

Okay, so it was 2 weeks before Christmas and I had nothing to do. I had never done cookies like these before but I was eager to try.

Lucky for me, I came across this recipe. (From allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. butter, softened
2 c. white sugar
4 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
1 t. salt
5 c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder

Directions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

This is the part where it gets fun. Make an icing with milk and powdered sugar until you get a consistency so that it can be poured and run off the edges a bit. Color it to your taste with liquid food coloring.

Put all of your cookies on a drying rack, and position the drying rack over a dish towel or a few paper towels (to catch the icing that falls). Pour the icing over each cookie, making sure it reaches all edges. You may want to do another coat after the first one is dry.

After the icing dries, you can use food markers to draw in the details. :)