C is for Cookie
I mentioned last week that I was going to work on my holiday treat box, and this is my first experiment: Sugar Cookies
This little blue guy was the first round, I have never really worked with royal icing before so it was a trial and error getting the right consistancy. Round two went much smoother:
Final Cookies:
As you can see, the ends of the cookies sort of curled up in baking. I think that is partly because the recipe said to roll the dough 3/16" thickness, which is really thin. I would like to try another recipe, just to see, but I am overall very please with this experiment and can now move forward to my next treat experiment. I am planning to make truffles (I did those last year so I don't need to fiddle with those), I am also going to make caramels, for those people who can't eat chocolate, marshmallows-because I have been wanting to make those for a long time now, and Parisian Macaroons like the ones from La Duree. I just can't decide which one to try next.
This little blue guy was the first round, I have never really worked with royal icing before so it was a trial and error getting the right consistancy. Round two went much smoother:
Final Cookies:
As you can see, the ends of the cookies sort of curled up in baking. I think that is partly because the recipe said to roll the dough 3/16" thickness, which is really thin. I would like to try another recipe, just to see, but I am overall very please with this experiment and can now move forward to my next treat experiment. I am planning to make truffles (I did those last year so I don't need to fiddle with those), I am also going to make caramels, for those people who can't eat chocolate, marshmallows-because I have been wanting to make those for a long time now, and Parisian Macaroons like the ones from La Duree. I just can't decide which one to try next.
4 Comments:
those are adorable! where did you find the cookie-cutter? one of my good friends would love that!
Thank you very much! I ordered the little guy from Foose Cookie Cutters. http://www.foosecookiecutters.com/index.shtml
They have a great selection and are very friendly.
omg, these are THE CUTEST COOKIES EVAH!! Your treat package peeps are LUCK-IE. Are you baking so many to test, ahem, or are you planning on feezing until the holidays?
the macaroons look so yummy! I'd love to get your recipe when your done :)
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