Busters Recipes

Conversation Heart Cookies

Makes about 4 dozen

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting
assorted pastel-colored food coloring
red food coloring

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium, beat sugar,
butter, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda
and
salt. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a disk; wrap in plastic

wrap and chill for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 2 baking sheets. On a lightly floured
surface, roll each disk to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 4-inch heart
cookie
cutter, cut out shapes; place shapes on prepared baking sheets.
Bake cookies until the edges just start to brown, 7-9 minutes. Transfer
cookies to wire racks; cool completely.
Remove 1/3 cup frosting; set aside. Divide the remaining frosting among
several microwave-safe bowls. Microwave each for 30=9645 seconds until
frosting is thin. Tint each bowl of heated frosting with pastel food
coloring.
Set cookies on wire racks over waxed paper. Spoon tinted frostings over
cookies to cover tops and edges completely. Allow frosting to set
completely
about 1 hour.

Tint reserved frosting red. Place red frosting in a pastry bag fitted
with a small writing tip. Pipe a message on top of each cookie.