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Ladyfingers Recipe

cookieguy — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:55:45 +0000

Ingredients:

3 eggs — separated
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract — if desired
1/8 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar — if desired

Preparation:
Heat oven to 350º. Grease and flour cookie sheet. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff peaks form.

Beat egg yolks and 1/3 cup granulated sugar in medium bowl on medium speed about 3 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Stir in remaining ingredients except powdered sugar. Fold egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture.

Place batter in decorating bag with #9 tip or in cookie press with #32 tip. Form 3-inch fingers about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Sprinkle tops with powdered sugar while warm.

Peanut Butter Kisses Recipe

cookieguy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:03:56 +0000

Peanut Butter Kisses

1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup firm packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
chocolate kisses

Cream together shortening, sugars, and peanut butter.
Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt and gradually add to
creamed mixture.
Blend at low speed until well mixed.
Shape dough into balls by teaspoonfuls and rill in sugar.
Bake at 375 F for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven.
Immediately top each cookie with a kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around the edges.
Carefully remove to rack to cool.

Snickerdoodles

cookieguy — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:07:02 +0000

Snickerdoodle Recipe

1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 400º. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon; set aside. Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, the shortening, butter and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until centers are almost set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Sugar Cookie Stockings

cookieguy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:31:27 +0000

Sugar Cookie Stockings Recipe

Mary’s Sugar Cookies — (see recipe)
Food colors, if desired
Thin Cookie Glaze — (recipe follows) OR 2/3 cup Decorator’s Frosting — (see recipe)

THIN COOKIE GLAZE

2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
4 drops red or green food color (4 to 5 drops)
1/3 cup (about) powdered sugar

Preparation:
Prepare and refrigerate dough for Mary’s Sugar Cookies as directed, tinting dough with desired food colors.

Heat oven to 375º. Roll one third of dough at a time 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface. Cut into 6- to 8-inch stockings.

Place stockings on ungreased cookie sheet. Cut accent dough (toes, heels, cuffs) to place on stockings if desired. Bake about 9 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Spread with Thin Cookie Glaze.

THIN COOKIE GLAZE:
Mix 2 cups powdered sugar, the milk, and almond extract. Tint half of the mixture with food color. Add additional milk, a few drops at a time, if necessary, or until desired spreading consistency. Place baked cookies on wire rack. Pour small amount of tinted glaze over each cookie; spread to edge with spatula. Add enough powdered sugar to remaining glaze to make frosting that can be used in a decorating bag and will hold its shape. Place in decorating bag with #2 writing tip. Decorate cookies as desired. Makes enough to glaze and decorate 8 to 10 stockings.

Whole Wheat-Honey Cookies

cookieguy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:28:42 +0000

Whole Wheat-Honey Cookies Recipe

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Heat oven to 375º. Beat brown sugar, butter, honey, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.