Hello Everyone! Here are the great recipes I shared on Your Life A to Z's cookie segment on 11/8/11.
I hope you have a wonderful time making your cookies. Please feel free to email me with any questions. breanna@sugardreamsaz.com
Happy Baking!
No Fail Sugar Cookies - NFSCThis recipe is GREAT when using complex cookie cutters. The dough holds its' shape and won't spread during baking. Make sure you let your oven preheat for at least 1/2 hour before baking these or any other cookies.
Ingredients
6 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder (I prefer to use only half this amount-1 1/2 tsp for cookies that spread less)
2 cups unsalted butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar (white granulated)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. salt
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Mix dry ingredients and add a little at a time to butter mixture. Mix until flour is completely incorporated and the dough comes together.
Roll to desired thickness and cut into desired shapes.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until just beginning to turn brown around the edges.
This recipe can make up to 5-dozen 3" cookies.
HINT:
Rolling Out Dough Without the Mess - Rather than wait for your cookie dough to chill, take the freshly made dough and place a glob between two sheets of wax paper. Set on top of silpat so the wax paper will not slide when you roll it. Place a 1/4"thick Paint Stir stick (or wooden dowel) on either side and use rolling pin to glide over top until the rolling pin rests on the stir sticks. This gives you perfectly even thickness for all of your cookies! Roll out remaining dough this way (I usually roll out 3 times for this recipe). Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator once chilled- cut shapes and bake right away. The chilled dough helps to keep the shape of the cookies. *An added bonus is that you are not adding any additional flour to your cookies so the last will taste as fluffy and light as the first!
GLACE ICING 1lb powdered sugar (approx 4 cups)
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup light corn syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract (or almond, if desired)
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, mix sugar and milk first. Add corn syrup just until combined. Divide to flavor and add color as needed.
Ice cookies as desired. **It is very helpful to use a squeeze bottle for this part**Cookies sometimes take up to 12 hours to dry completely. Once dry, you should be able to stack them without ruining the icing. You may also freeze these- put waxed paper or parchment in between layers.
*This type of icing is very forgiving- experiment with consistency. You don't want it too runny or too stiff. If it's too runny, add more sugar, too thick... add more milk.
This was made for the launch party for a new line of cigars.
Breanna's Cakes is now Sugar Dreams Cakes and Things! We are a fully licensed and insured cake company. We hope you will enjoy browsing through our photos. Please visit our website at www.sugardreamsaz.com ***Please note that we are by appointment only***
A Little about Breanna: Hi! I have been decorating cakes for about 4 years now. My love for all things sugar has been such a fun adventure. Although I have never had any lessons, I finally felt confident enough in my skills to start a business. In April 2010, Sugar Dreams Cakes and Things became a reality! I am so excited to take on this new challenge and am looking forward to what the future brings!
Cakes:
White Almond-Dark Chocolate-Red Velvet-Lemon Supreme-Spice-Pumpkin Chocolate Chip-Strawberry Lemonade-Orange Creamsicle-Yellow-Banana
Fillings:
Chocolate Ganache-Chocolate Covered Strawberry-Cheesecake with mini chocolate chips-Homemade Rum or Whisky Custard-Raspberry Puree-Chocolate Espresso-Lemon Curd-Boston/Bavrian Cream-Fresh sliced Strawberries-Banana Cream
Frostings:
Buttercream Dream-Chocolate Buttercream Dream-Cream Cheese-Chocolate Ganache
Breanna, you are a special person !
Your cakes are wonderful, anyone that doesn't try one is missing out. Congrats on 1st place !
You have an AMAZING talent Breanna!!
One of these days I will have you make a cake for me!!
I hope all is well!