1teaspoonsand 1/2 vanilla extractI love Mexican vanilla
4cupspowdered sugar
Brown dye
Green dye
Decorations
Colorful nonpareil sprinkles
Red sugar sprinkles
Instructions
Prepare the sugar cookies and allow to completely cool.
Prepare the icing
In a stand mixer, add in the whites and vanilla. Beat until frothy.
Add in the powdered sugar and beat at high speed until mixture is glossy and forms stiff peaks (for about 5-7 minutes)
Separate the icing into 3 bowls. Leave one white, dye one green, and dye the other brown.
Place the green dye into a disposable bag with a #2 tip. Pipe a rectangle around all of the rectangular cookies. Add a little bit of water to the remaining green dye in the bowl and let the frosting sit with a damp towel for a few minutes. Transfer the frosting to a squeeze bottle and flood the cookies. Use a toothpick to pop any bubbles that appear in the cookie and to guide the frosting to the edges. Allow the frosting to dry completely before piping on the white lettering with a #1 tip.
For the footballs, outline the cookie with a #2 tip and brown icing. Add a little bit of water to the remaining brown dye in the bowl and let sit with a damp towel over the frosting for a few minutes. Transfer the frosting to a squeeze bottle and flood the cookies. Again, use the toothpick to help pop bubbles and guide the frosting
For the touchdown cookies, allow the green frosting to dry fully and then pipe a white line around with a #1 tip. Put the red sprinkles on the white part and shake off the excess sprinkles. Carefully pipe the word "Touchdown" with the #1 tip.
For the fans, instead of flooding the cookies, pipe white or green frosting over the cookies and pour nonpareil sprinkles over the frosting. This way when you shake off the excess sprinkles, wet frosting won't come with them.
Putting it together.
Place the yard lines together going from 10 to 50 and back down to 10 again. Place the fans on either sides of the field and the touchdown zones and each side. Place footballs around the scene.