Karen's Cookies-Review, Recipe and Giveaway (CLOSED)

We are going to start our weekends by doing product reviews...and a giveaway here or there. So if you have a product that you think is awesome and would like to participate, or if you know of a product that my readers would like...email us at [email protected] and let us know! We are going to be giving our honest opinions of the products and unbiased opinions of the products we review.

This weeks review is from Karen's Cookies . Her website has some great recipes and really great products. She has the best kits-that have EVERYTHING you need to decorate the perfect sugar cookie. Her cookie cutters are really unique and I think you would just love them! Just think-the Olympics are starting this week, and your kids would have fun decorating with these Olympic Rings... 
Or the perfect way to learn your ABC's with these...



Karen at Karen's Cookies  was kind enough to send us this Valentine Hearts Cookie Decorating Kit.



The frosting dye colors are the perfect red and pink...the colors you think of when you think of Valentine's Day. And the meringue powder is really unique for  the frosting-and there is plenty of the powder for more than one batch of cookies. The product seem super professional, but yet perfect for even my 4 and 6 year old to help decorate the cookies. I do love that I can make fancy looking cookies with the step by step tutorials.
These are the recipes I followed from her website to make the cookies.
The Basic Rolled Sugar Cookie Recipe
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup superfine sugar, or granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract or emulsion, optional
2 1/2 cups flour
Cream butter, sugar and salt until fluffy. Then add yolk. Beat well. Then add egg, vanilla and optional almond extract until all incorporated. Finally add flour. Refrigerate for at least an hour-and up to 2 days. Roll out dough, cut into shapes, and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for approximately 10 minutes.
Meringue Powder Buttercream
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons powder
1/2 cup shortening
4 1/2 cups powder sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Place half of the powdered sugar and the meringue powder in the bowl of an electric mixer. Whisk together well. Turn on mixer  and slowly stream in the water. Mix until incorporated. Turn mixer to high speed and whip until stiff peaks form. Add flavorings and mix well. Add remaining powdered sugar and shortening and whip for about 2-3 minutes.


As for the giveaway...Karen will be providing a gift certificate for one lucky winner to use on something fun from her site. The giveaway will end on 2/12 at midnight, the winner will be chosen through random.org on 2/13 when we announce our new review and giveaway!

Good luck!
2 possible entries
1. head over to Karen's Cookies and tell me your favorite item.
2. become a follower of OUR FAMILY TREAT