Child's handprint sugar cookie

While Mom might be constantly wiping little handprints off of windows and TV screens, she will be absolutely delighted to see these handprints. This special no-rise sugar cookie dough skips the baking soda so it can perfectly capture those precious prints.

Mix your dough, and roll it between sheets of parchment paper.

Choose a bowl with a circumference bigger than the child's hand, and use it as a cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough.

Carefully press the child's hand into each circle of dough.

You might need to distract them with something in the other hand, or try this while they're asleep to get nice, clear prints.

Bake them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 7 to 10 minutes, until they are slightly golden.

If you'd like to make the handprint stand out even more, let the child fill it using a tube of cookie icing.

It's great to let the child give Mom her cookie, but make sure you have a backup on hand in case they decide it looks too good to hand off.

Child's handprint sugar cookie recipe

Yields 4

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tube Betty Crocker cookie icing (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Use a stand mixer to cream together the butter and powdered sugar.
3. Mix in the vanilla and egg.
4. Mix in the flour on low speed, until the dough comes together.
5. Roll out the dough between sheets of parchment paper, and use a bowl to cut out circles of dough.
6. Press the child's hand into each circle of dough to make a handprint.
7. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, until golden.
8. If you'd like the handprint to stand out more, fill it in with the cookie icing.

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