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Sugar Cookies With Sponged Icing
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Mike Krautter
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Ingredients
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2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and zest of 1 lemon
Royal Icing for Sponged Sugar Cookies
Cook's Notes
SpongingThis technique yields lovely decorations on both un-iced cookies and cookies with a dry base coat. Wet a small piece of natural sea sponge (available at pharmacies and cosmetics stores) and squeeze out until damp (excess water will cause icing to run). Dip sponge in thick royal icing, wipe off excess on the edge of the bowl, and gently dab on cookie until surface has been evenly covered. A second color can be sponged on top once the first has dried, but more than two sponged colors will start to look muddy. As a variation, we iced half of a leaf cookie with dark-colored icing, then carefully sponged over both halves with a pale color. To create a snow-covered effect, try lightly sponging white icing onto dry chocolate or gingerbread cookies.
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Sugar Cookies With Sponged Icing
Credit:
Mike Krautter
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Gallery
Sugar Cookies With Sponged Icing
Credit:
Mike Krautter
Sugar Cookies With Sponged Icing
Credit:
Mike Krautter
Sugar Cookies With Sponged Icing
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and zest of 1 lemon
- Royal Icing for Sponged Sugar Cookies
Directions
In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg.
Add flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla or lemon juice and zest. Wrap dough in plastic; chill about 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 325 degrees. On a well-floured board, roll out dough to 1/8 inch. Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet and chill until firm, about 15 minutes. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown lightly. Cool on wire racks and decorate with Royal Icing.
Cook's Notes
SpongingThis technique yields lovely decorations on both un-iced cookies and cookies with a dry base coat. Wet a small piece of natural sea sponge (available at pharmacies and cosmetics stores) and squeeze out until damp (excess water will cause icing to run). Dip sponge in thick royal icing, wipe off excess on the edge of the bowl, and gently dab on cookie until surface has been evenly covered. A second color can be sponged on top once the first has dried, but more than two sponged colors will start to look muddy. As a variation, we iced half of a leaf cookie with dark-colored icing, then carefully sponged over both halves with a pale color. To create a snow-covered effect, try lightly sponging white icing onto dry chocolate or gingerbread cookies.
Cook’s Notes
SpongingThis technique yields lovely decorations on both un-iced cookies and cookies with a dry base coat. Wet a small piece of natural sea sponge (available at pharmacies and cosmetics stores) and squeeze out until damp (excess water will cause icing to run). Dip sponge in thick royal icing, wipe off excess on the edge of the bowl, and gently dab on cookie until surface has been evenly covered. A second color can be sponged on top once the first has dried, but more than two sponged colors will start to look muddy. As a variation, we iced half of a leaf cookie with dark-colored icing, then carefully sponged over both halves with a pale color. To create a snow-covered effect, try lightly sponging white icing onto dry chocolate or gingerbread cookies.
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