Easter Egg Cookies
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Glaze these with pastel colours or pipe names on them to use as place cards. Cream of tartar makes these cookies crisp, while the icing sugar makes them tender.
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per cookie: about | - |
| cal | 128 |
| pro | 1 g |
| total fat | 5 g |
| sat. fat | 3 g |
| carb | 19 g |
| fibre | trace |
| chol | 19 mg |
| sodium | 74 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| iron | 5% |
| vit A | 5% |
| folate | 9% |
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1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) icing sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) vanilla
2-3/4 cups (675 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 mL) each baking soda and cream of tartar
Pinch salt
Icing Paint:
2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) lemon juice
Paste food colourings
Preparation:
In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Stir into butter mixture in 3 additions. Divide in half; flatten into discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)
Dust each disc with flour. Between waxed paper, roll out to scant 1/4-inch (5 mm) thickness. Using 3-inch (8 cm) egg-shaped cookie cutter, cut out shapes, rerolling scraps. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; freeze just until firm, about 15 minutes.
Transfer to parchment paper-lined or greased rimless baking sheets, arranging about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven until firm and golden on edges, about 8 minutes. Transfer to racks; let cool completely. (Make-ahead: Store in airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.)
Icing Paint: In small bowl, mix sugar with lemon juice until smooth. Divide and tint as desired. Using small offset spatula, spread 1 tsp (5 mL) onto each cookie. Let dry on rack.
Dust each disc with flour. Between waxed paper, roll out to scant 1/4-inch (5 mm) thickness. Using 3-inch (8 cm) egg-shaped cookie cutter, cut out shapes, rerolling scraps. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; freeze just until firm, about 15 minutes.
Transfer to parchment paper-lined or greased rimless baking sheets, arranging about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven until firm and golden on edges, about 8 minutes. Transfer to racks; let cool completely. (Make-ahead: Store in airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.)
Icing Paint: In small bowl, mix sugar with lemon juice until smooth. Divide and tint as desired. Using small offset spatula, spread 1 tsp (5 mL) onto each cookie. Let dry on rack.
Tags:
Cookies-Bars-Squares; Cheese/Other Dairy; Sugar/Sweets; Eggs; Grains; Freeze or Refrigerate; Bake; Make-Ahead;
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: April 2007
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