2 cups all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter
¾ cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Royal icing recipe:
3 cups confectioners sugar
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites, beaten
Tip: Use a gel food coloring (the colors are richer than liquid). Mix colors into your white icing to get the color you want. By separating royal icing into several bowls you can mix several colors at the same time by adding what you desire. Mix well with a spoon or a spatula.
Holiday Cookies
Turkey Cookies
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
In a medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda with a whisk.
2. In a larger mixer bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter then 3.add the egg and vanilla together with an electric mixer, until well mixed. Do not over mix. Scrape down bowl sides.
4. Add flour and mix well on low speed until combined. Don’t over mix.
5.Put dough on cross pieces of cling wrap and wrap up into a flattened ball. then place in refrigerator for 1 hour until firm. At this point you can use a spoon to drop onto ungreased parchment cookie sheet and make drop cookies or
6. on a floured board roll out dough to ¼ thickness. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased parchment paper cookie sheets 1 inch apart. Bake 13- 15 minutes until edges are brown being careful not to burn.
Royal Icing:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl ( confectioner’s sugar, cream of tarter, egg whites) beat for about 5minutes or until mixture is thick enough to hold -stiff peaks. Place cup of icing in a pastry bag or zip lock baggie, cut a small hole in a corner, then decorate.
Zach Strauss
14-05-10
Governors Island NY