One of the Holiday traditions at our house is baking our Christmas Cookies ~
For years (actually, for generations) we have used this Butter Cookie Recipe.
It makes THE PERFECT roll out cookie dough. We have made cookies for all kinds of holidays. But . . . this year, I decided to try a new icing.
Thanks to Pinterest, I found this cookie glaze on the King Authur Flour Site
Cookie Glaze
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 Tbs light corn syrup
2 Tbss plus 1 teaspoon milk
Food coloring
Whisk together the sugar, corn syrup and 2 Tablespoons of the milk. The icing should be the consistency of a smooth but runny glaze. If it is to thick, slowly add the last teaspoon of milk.
To ice the cookies, hold each one over a bowl of icing, drizzle the cookie allowing the excess glaze to fall back into the bowl.
Place the freshly iced cookies on a rack with waxed paper under for easy clean-up.
The icing will dry into a firm glaze.
They store well in the freezer . . . if they don't all get eaten first.
I miss the creamy vanilla flavor of most icings . . . but there is no doubt that this is easier, and prettier. It might just be a keeper.
What do y'all think?
Happy Holidays~
Sandi
3 comments:
It's not Christmas without cookies! I'm delivering them to the teachers at school today! (because my boys are too old and "cool" to take them!)
I like your glaze idea.
Can't wait to try these. I used to eat some like this that my mom made...and never knew what she did.
Oh my goodness these look delightful...I want to come over and bake with you! I made gingerbread sticks last night....Christmas baking is so much fun...I have so much more I want to do
Sending you oodles of joy for a very blessed week.
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