Sugar Cookie Directions:

-Cream butter and sugar together until smooth.

-Add in the eggs and vanilla, beating them as you add them in.

-Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to blend the ingredients together.

-Form the dough into a large ball, cover then put in the refrigerator for an hour.

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

-Spread some flour on a cutting board and on the rolling pin. (If needed)

-Roll out dough. Using a the cookie cutter cut out the cookies.

-Put the cookies 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.

-Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes or until they turn slightly brown.

-Cool slightly while still on the cookie sheet.

-Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing Directions:

-Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)

-If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.

-Divide the icing into 4 bowls, leaving one of them white.

-In the other 3 bowls add red gel into one, blue into second, and black into the 3rd

-Spoon each of the bowls of icing into individual (3) piping bags, each with a #2 tip.

-Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.

Mickey Mouse:

-Follow the outline off of the picture of the cookies provided.

-Fill in his ears with the black icing, allow to dry.

-Fill in the blue part of mickey's head and let sit for 10 seconds before using the white icing to add dots.

-fill in the lines with the red icing every other one.

-Repeat with the white icing.

-Set the cookies aside for 5-10 hours to dry