• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream the sugar, eggs, butter, and extract; mix well.
• In a large bowl, combine the dry cookie ingredients, and whisk well.
• Slowly add in the dry ingredients into the stand mixer and beat until the dough is thick.
• Place dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours. The longer, the better.
• Once dough is ready, pluck out small 1 inch balls and place 12 on each cookie sheet
• Bake for 8-9 minutes or until cooled.

For the Royal Icing-

• In a large bowl, combine sugar, egg white, and water
• Mix until smooth with a whisk, or wooden spoon.
• Divide icing into three bowls, and add red and blue gel to 2/3 bowls-leave one white.
• Once cookies have cooled, drizzle them with each color using a fork
• Cookies will need 24 hours to fully harden.