The Royal Chef At Home: Easy Seasonal Entertaining

NEXT DAY: ASSEMBLING THE FRAMES 1 Color the Frames

3 Assemble the Picture Frames

Carefully tease the chocolate out of the molds. Mix together the vodka and silver/gold dust and using a small paintbrush paint the frames so no

Lay the four cookies onto a baking sheet and lightly cover the tops with a thin layer of royal icing. Remove the backing of the photos and carefully place the photo on top of the frosting leaving a little frosting hanging out at the edges. Place the chocolate frame on top and lightly press down. Refrigerate the cookies until the frosting has set.

chocolate is visible. The use of vodka here transforms the powder into paint. After the mold is painted, the alcohol in the vodka dries and dissipates.

Set the painted frames aside and allow to dry fully in a cool place.

2 Make your sugar cookie base

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour,

baking powder and salt. Chill the dough for at least one hour to set up hard enough to roll.

Roll out the dough on floured surface to about 1 inch thick. Cut into rectangles the size of each picture frame. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven until they start to go golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool and crisp up. Set aside.

SPRING · A SPRING SHOWER

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