Best Frost Bite Cookies Recipes

FROST BITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine orange juice (or liquor) and raisins in a small bowl and let stand overnight (or--if you are like me and want to make them right now--cover and microwave for 1 minute, cool covered).
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and orange peel.
• Combine flour and baking soda in another large bowl and stir into butter mixture.
• Add raisins, any soaking liquid, and oats and mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart and flattening slightly.
• Bake at 350°F 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer to racks and cool completely.
• Microwave chocolate and oil 3 to 4 minutes on low power in a small deep bowl, stirring once.
• Let stand 2 minutes, stir until smooth.
• Dip one-third of cookie in chocolate and set on waxed paper.
• Chill until chocolate is firm.
• STRIP VERSION:.
• Divide dough into 4 equal portions.
• Place 2 portions, at least 6 inches apart, on baking sheet.
• Pat each portion into a 12-inch-long log with well-floured hands (dough will be sticky) and flatten each log to 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes.
• Cut logs diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips.
• Follow directions for dipping cookies.

FROSTED BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually add flour and mix well. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in flour.Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Tint frosting with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies. Decorate as desired.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER COOKIES WITH BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat 1 cup softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat egg, whole milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture until smooth. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and gradually stir dry ingredients into moist ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
• Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
• Beat 1 cup softened butter, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract, and evaporated milk in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir 6 cups confectioners' sugar into mixture until combined. Beat frosting hard until fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies.