22 too cookies Recipes

problems, dry cookie dough, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too much flour or too little liquid or shortening., use room temperature shortening, not chilled or melted ., use large eggs , the size used for testing most recipes., use small eggs ., mix the cookie dough thoroughly. be careful not to undermix., help! if your dough is too dry , add 1 or 2 tbsp cream or milk., problem, dough too soft to shape or roll, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too little flour or too much liquid or shortening, use shortening at room temperature, but not melted and do not substitute oil., use large eggs, not extra large, if it s a refrigerator dough , be sure it is firm enough to handle, then work with small amounts, leaving the rest in the refrigerator, help! if your dough is too soft, mix in 1 or 2 tbsp flour.

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

walnut halves (plus 1 tbsp, whole macadamia nuts good too), unsalted butter, melted (foam skimmed and discarded), unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces, dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (bittersweet, at least 60 percent cocoa), sugar , plus 1 tbsp, eggs, flour , plus 3 tbsp, baking powder, salt

butter flavored crisco, dark brown sugar (can use light if you have it, but i like the flavor of dark), milk, vanilla, egg, ap flour, whole wheat flour (regular or white whole wheat, can use bread flour too), salt, baking soda, chocolate chips (if you want to add 1 cup nuts, cut choc chips down to 1 cup)

you will need a swiss roll sized pan (9x9) lined with baking parchment., cooking chocolate (you can use half milk and half dark as the dark can make it too sharp), rich tea biscuits or any vanilla cookies, buttter, golden syrup or karo light, sugar, cocoa, handful of raisins

ripe papayas (not too soft , for better presentation), stem ginger in syrup, drained (reserve 1 tbsp of ginger syrup), amaretti cookies, coarsely crushed (or whatever type of sweet biscuit you prefer), raisins (optional), lime , juice and finely chopped zest of, chopped pistachios, light muscovado sugar (or light brown sugar), heavy cream, plus extra for serving (the extra can be lightly sweetened and whipped or liquid, as you prefer)

whole flour, light brown sugar, grape nuts cereal, i use the store brand, baking powder, bacon, cooked and crumbled , my candied bacon works great here, or you could use finely chopped ham even, egg, butter, frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted ; if using pinapple chunks use pineapple juice here, vanilla, you might want to add some chunks of pineapple, dried apples or dried cherries or a little of all if you like that sort of thing, if batter is too thick , i thin it with some plain or strawberry yogurt, i have been known to throw in a 1/2 cup of shredded cheese when i have it ready also

flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, unsalted butter, softened, dark brown sugar, extra-large egg, unsulphured molasses (blackstrap is too strong for this cookie), granulated sugar (for coating cookie dough before baking), non-stick vegetable spray (optional, for coating the scoop)

ripe peaches, peeled,pitted and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, fresh lemon juice, drops almond extract (optional, but good - careful not to use too much), light brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, cut into bits, shortbread or 2 butter cookies, crumbled (about 1/4 cup), heavy cream

sift together in large bowl, flour, soda, salt, add, soft butter, sugar, egg, vanilla or fresh nutmeg (not too much), beat at medium speed for 2 minutes., add, thick sour cream, flour mixture

food cake mix, eggs, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted, oatmeal, all-purpose flour (this is for high altitudes and i added it. i loved the texture which was chewy and not too cakey) (optional), semi-sweet chocolate chips, water, mixed with, instant coffee (if you added the extra flour the dough will need this)

food cake mix (i used pillsbury moist supreme), eggs, natural applesauce, vegetable oil (if too dry ), andes mint baking chips (more or less according to personal preference)

unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped, bittersweet chocolate chips (avoid using the bar kind, it changes the texture so that they flatten out and it s a bit too rich.), butter, cut into pieces (unsalted ), instant coffee, vanilla extract (i use imitation and can tsp tell any difference other than having extra money to spend!), eggs (large, at room temperature- something to do with consistency.), sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, semisweet chocolate , chips. (for both of the chocolate chip requirements, i just used the whole bag which is a little less than tsp)

flour, cinnamon, baking powder, drops almond oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, butter, ground cardamom, ground almonds or 4 oz ground hazelnuts, ground cloves (this looks a bit too heavy on the cloves to me), ground ginger (optional, not all recipes use this ), sliced almonds (optional)

semisweet baking chocolate (squares), white baking chocolate (squares), peanut butter, oreo cookies

whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, dried pinto bean , ground flour (or white bean flour), splenda sugar substitute, baking soda, light brown sugar , packed (break up any large clumps), unsweetened applesauce, vanilla extract, peanut butter (chunky preferred), water (only add if too dry)

margarine, brown sugar, peanut butter, milk, vanilla, flour, quick oats, baking soda, salt, egg

fat free cream cheese (soft , but not runny), sugar, fresh orange juice (juice of 1 orange), plain fat-free yogurt (plain or vanilla), fat-free whipped topping (thawed, but not too soft ), jam (optional), cookies (girl scout shortbread are perfect for this.)