CINNAMON-SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES
Steps:
- Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix thoroughly with a whisk and set aside. Combine the sugars in a small bowl and mix well with your fingers pressing out any lumps. (Combine in a food processor if lumps are stubborn.)
- In a medium mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter and margarine until creamy. Add sugar mixture, cinnamon, peppers, and vanilla. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute. Beat in the egg white and until the mixture is smooth. Stop the mixer. Add the flour mixture, beating on the lowest speed, just until incorporated. Gather the dough together with your hands and form it into a neat log, 9 to 10 inches long by 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Fold or twist ends of the paper without pinching or flatting the log. Refrigerate at least 45 minutes, or until needed.
- Put the oven racks in the upper and lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Use a sharp knife to slice rounds of chilled dough, a scant 1/4-inch thick. Arrange the cookies, 1-inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back about halfway through. Cookies will puff and crackle on top, and then begin to settle down slightly when done.
- Remove the baking sheets from the oven and use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing or stacking. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 2 months.
- To spice things up, after the cookies are baked, let them cool on a wire rack, drizzle with dulce de leche and sprinkle chopped almonds on top.
HALLOWEEN SKELETON COOKIES
I bake these creepy skeleton cookies every year for Halloween, but they work also for Day of the Dead. You can use any cut-out-cookie recipe as the base. I usually cut out 2 different-shaped figures using my gingerbread men cookie cutters.
Provided by sterubawi05
Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
Time 7h13m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cream sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and almond flavoring and mix well.
- Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and mix to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Dust a work surface with 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and roll out dough into a 1/4-inch-thick circle. Cut out figure shapes with a gingerbread man cookie cutter and arrange cut-out cookies on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from baking sheets carefully and transfer to wire racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
- Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar and milk together in a small bowl until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract until icing is smooth and glossy. Add more corn syrup if icing is too thick.
- Spoon icing into a piping bag with a small plain tip. Draw a filled-out circle inside the head for the skull and a skeleton on the body, including 3 horizontal lines for the ribs. Let cookies stand until icing dries completely, about 2 hour, best overnight.
- Use black decorating gel to draw eyes, a nose, and a mouth on the skull and let cookies dry again, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.2 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 94.5 mg, Sugar 11.7 g
CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON COOKIES
A chocolate base cookie with chocolate chips and a cinnamon twist!
Provided by KidBaker33
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat until combined. Mix in cocoa powder until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and cinnamon.
- Drop hazelnut-sized balls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 14.5 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 79.6 mg, Sugar 8.3 g
CHOCOLATE SKELETON COOKIES
Put these cute treats out for your next ghost and goblin party and watch them disappear.--Lisa Rupple, Keenesburg, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For icing, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic bag; fill with icing. Pipe skeleton bones on cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 90mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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