Cookies with icing (Christmas)
Description
Delicious baked treats for the whole family. Your imagination is the only limit with this recipe – using available cutters, you can create various Christmas shapes according to your preference
Instructions
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Step 1
1. In a bowl, beat vegetable fat, sugar, orange zest, and vanilla with a mixer. Add the egg and beat. Add the milk and beat.
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Step 2
2. Sift the dry ingredients together, then add to the milk mixture. Divide the dough in half (or into three parts if you double your recipe), wrap in parchment paper, slightly flatten, and refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 20 minutes).
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Step 3
3. While the dough is chilling, beat the egg yolk, water, and food coloring to make the egg glaze. You can divide the glaze between several bowls and add a different color to each one.
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Step 4
4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
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Step 5
5. Place the shapes onto a greased baking sheet. Brush with egg wash.
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Step 6
6. Bake the cookies in the oven at 190 degrees for about 6 minutes. Do not let the cookies burn. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool.
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Step 7
7. Beat together powdered sugar, milk, and egg whites (which are optional) to make a decorative icing.
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Step 8
8. Then decorate the cookies with white icing using a pastry bag.