Painted Sugar Cookies
About a week before Saint Patrick's Day, our school held a party. The community dressed in green and gathered in the basement of our school in South Boston to eat, drink, and dance. The Irish step dancing was adorable. Of course, knowing that it was a party held at a school, I knew I needed to supply a sweet and neutral treat. After-all, kids cannot survive off of corned beef and cabbage alone. These cookies were a huge hit. Honestly, they were mostly just a standard cookie dyed green and dipped in a simple icing made with powdered sugar, vanilla, corn syrup, and water. Nothing crazy. But they were just so much fun to make. I even decorated a few using this "painting" technique, which was really just corn syrup and food dye, painted onto dried icing using a food-safe paint brush. A bit of warning, the longer you wait to eat these cookies a) the less likely any will be left and b) the chewier the topping will become. This is definitely a treat to be eaten fresh.
