Frosted & dipped cookies are air drying. Chocolate dipped, frosted cookies (vanilla w/ sprinkles, pink tinted and plain sugar cookies |
dozen smaller cookies
1½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Additional sugar for sprinkling (I used sanding sugar* which is coarser than granulated)
Frosting:
1 lb. (3¼ cups) powdered sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
About 3 tablespoon milk
A few drops of red coloring to create pink frosting, if desired
Sprinkles
Chocolate chips – melted w/ a little oil in a double boiler
1. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, cream butter, add sugar slowly; cream (or mix) until fluffy. Stir in well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla extract. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the heavy cream (that's what Mamie's original recipe says to do . . . but since the recipe calls for just 1 tbsp. of cream, that does not allow for too much alternating).
3. Chill dough for one hour, roll and cut in any desired shape.
4. Sprinkle with sugar before baking. Bake in a moderate oven (350 or 375°) for 10 to 12 minutes (mine took longer than the time indicated in Mamie's recipe).
I added the following steps:
5. To make frosting – mix powdered sugar and butter, add vanilla and enough milk to create a thick frosting (add more powdered sugar or milk as needed). I added a few drops of red food coloring to some of the frosting.
6. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler – add a little oil to make the chocolate glossy and easy to coat cookies.
7. Frost part of the cookies; sprinkle if desired. Dip one edge of some of the cookies in melted chocolate; lay on wax paper and allow the chocolate to become firm.
*Sanding sugar is a coarse confectionary sugar. It has a sparkling appearance and is used as a decorative element in baked goods. Can be purchased in specialty stores.
*Sanding sugar is a coarse confectionary sugar. It has a sparkling appearance and is used as a decorative element in baked goods. Can be purchased in specialty stores.
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