I used the Alton Brown sugar cookie recipe as usual. For the icing, I just bought black icing in a tube this time and used red and blue fondant to make the books. For the books, I took a pasta roller thingy (whatever those are called) and crimped the edges to look like binding. For the lettering, I used a basic royal icing recipe. Nothing too fancy.
Cookie baking info:
Posted from a previous blog post... here is how I made the cookies: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sugar-cookies-recipe/index.html If you follow these directions, the dough is a little dry so I add in one extra tablespoon of milk. For the icing recipe, I use this website: http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe288.powdered-sugar-icing-i.html For this recipe, I put just a little more water and a little more vanilla extract (I actually use the french vanilla flavor). I do that just so I can spread it easier.
