Recipes

A Home-Baked "Thank You" From The Heart

(NAPSA)-Teaching your children to say "thank you" is one of life's important lessons. A fun way to do this is by making homemade treats together to give to teachers, neighbors and friends.

Baking with kids can be easy with the right tools. Just line your cookie sheets with parchment paper, there's no need to add extra grease or spray. Plus, because you bake right on the paper, cleanup is a breeze.

Try this cookie recipe with lots of cut-out and decorating fun.

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Baking these adorable cookies with your kids is a fun way to do something nice for others.

Decorating Fun Sugar Cookies

• Reynolds® Parchment Paper
• 1 package (18 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 tub (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
• Food coloring, sprinkles, candies, coconut, dried fruit, nuts

Preheat oven to 350¡F. Line a cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper. Divide cookie dough in half; chill one-half until ready to use. Roll out to 1Ú8-inch thickness between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Cut dough with cookie cutters. Transfer shapes to parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove with spatula to cool completely.

To Decorate Before Baking:

• Rainbow Sprinkles: Cover with sprinkles or colored sugars.
• Smiley Faces: Press raisins, dried fruit or nuts into dough.
• Artist's Palette: Mix egg yolks with a few drops of food coloring. Brush on cookies with a clean paint brush. The "paint" dries while baking to a colorful, glossy shine.

o Decorate Before Baking:

• Line your counter with parchment paper to collect crumbs and drips.
• Dip and Dot: Place different colors of frosting in small bowls. Let kids dip small gumdrops or candy in the frosting and dot them onto cookies.
• Drizzles: Put a small amount of frosting in a zipper bag and seal. Snip the tip off one corner; drizzle frosting over cookies on parchment paper to catch extra drizzles.

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