THE BEST BUTTER COOKIES
Your search is over -- this perfect butter cookie will stay in your recipe box for years. It's crisp, yet tender and perfect for tea for two or cookies for Santa. Plus, you have the choice to make drop cookies or a slice-and-bake version!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on high speed for a full 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl halfway through the mixing; the butter should be very light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat on medium speed until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients and beat on low speed to combine. Scrape down the mixing bowl before adding the remaining dry ingredients and beat to combine. Refrigerate for 1 hour in the bowl for drop cookies, or form into a 1-inch log for slice-and-bake cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the turbinado sugar in a small bowl. For drop cookies, scoop the cookie dough with a 1 tablespoon-size cookie scoop and then dip the tops of the cookie dough balls into the sugar. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- For slice-and-bake cookies, cut the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Press the tops into the sugar and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies until slightly puffed and lightly golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes.
STAINED-GLASS CRITTER COOKIES
Surprise someone special with these stunning stained-glass cookies from in-house stylist Dani Fiore ( Sweet dani B). For a decorating guide, download theButterfly and Dragonfly stained-glass cookie templates.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sift flour and salt into a bowl; set aside.
- Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs and lemon juice. Reduce speed to low. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a disk. Wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. Let one disk of dough stand at room temperature just until soft enough to roll, about 10 minutes. Place dough on a nonstick baking mat; place a piece of plastic wrap over dough. Roll out dough between baking mat and plastic wrap to 1/4 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Cut out cookies with a 5-inch butterfly- or dragonfly-shaped cookie cutter; cut out negative space in the wings using both sides of a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to create a mirror image (see Butterfly or Dragonfly templates). Use a drinking straw to create a hanging hole at top of cookie, if desired. Transfer baking mat to a baking sheet. Transfer baking sheet to freezer, freeze until very firm, about 15 minutes. Remove baking sheet from freezer; remove scraps and reposition cookies so that they are at least 1 inch apart. Roll out scraps, and repeat. Repeat with remaining disk of dough.
- Transfer to oven and bake for 8 minutes. Let cool and sprinkle candy in a single layer in negative space of each cookie. Return to oven and bake until lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks; carefully remove with a metal spatula.
- Mix together some of the royal icing with food coloring until desired shade is reached for wings. Transfer to a small squirt bottle. Outline wings (see Butterfly or Dragonfly templates) with colored icing. Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly. Using tweezers, add candy decor to wing edges, if desired (see Butterfly or Dragonfly templates). Let dry.
- Mix together some of the royal icing with food coloring until desired shade is reached for bodies. Transfer to a small squirt bottle. Outline body (see Butterfly or Dragonfly templates) with colored icing. Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly. Using tweezers, add dragees or candy eyes to create eyes (see Butterfly or Dragonfly templates). Let dry.
CUT-OUT BUTTER COOKIES
This recipe -- based on our Basic Butter Cookie Dough -- makes perfect holiday cookies, and cut-out cookies for any occasion.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 30
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Divide dough in half; form into two 1/2-inch-thick disks. Wrap in plastic; chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a piece of floured waxed paper, roll one disk to a thickness of 3/16 inch; chill. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Flouring cutters as you go (to prevent sticking), cut dough into desired shapes; carefully transfer to baking sheets. Re-chill rolled-out dough if difficult to work with.
- If decorating, brush with egg wash, then sprinkle with sugar or sprinkles. Bake until edges are firm (not brown), 15 to 20 minutes for 3-inch cookies. Cool 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheets; cool completely on a wire rack.
CRITTER COOKIES
Make and share this Critter Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by sexymommalucas
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 36 cookies, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350. Cream the shortening and sugars together until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. In a seperate bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Gradually add the dry mixtureto the wet, a little at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Add the oatmeal and walnuts. The dough should be very still and clining to the beaters. More flour may be needed to achieve this consistency.
- Scoop the dough into ball, about the size of a walnut, which is 2-3 TB, place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350for about 18 minutes. The cookies "poof up" while baking and the cookiesare very airy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.5, Fat 18.7, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 78.2, Carbohydrate 33.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 17.4, Protein 4.5
BUTTER COOKIES
These easy butter cookies will melt in your mouth - they're deliciously soft and crumbly. Make and give these as a homemade edible gift
Provided by Georgina Kiely - Digital food editor, bbcgoodfood.com
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Beat the salted butter, vanilla and sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Sift over the flour and beat again until just combined. Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with a medium star nozzle.
- Pipe the dough in small 5cm swirls on one large or two smaller baking trays lined with baking parchment, spacing them apart to allow for them to spread. Bake for 15-20 mins until pale golden.
- Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 0.4 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.07 milligram of sodium
More about "critter cookies recipes"
CHOCOLATE COVERED OREO CRITTER COOKIES - PRINCESS PINKY GIRL
From princesspinkygirl.com
5/5 (1)Total Time 1 hr 20 minsCategory DessertCalories 52 per serving
CRISPY CHOCOLATE COOKIE CUTTER COOKIES - LORD BYRON'S …
From lordbyronskitchen.com
CRITTERS COOKIES - WILTON CAKE DECORATING & RECIPES
From wilton.com
15 BEST RECIPES FOR COOKIE CUTTERS – BAKING LIKE A CHEF
From bakinglikeachef.com
37 BEST EASY COOKIE RECIPES TO MAKE AGAIN AND AGAIN
From epicurious.com
TATE’S COPYCAT THIN & CRISP CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
From onceuponachef.com
COOKIES | RECIPES | ROBIN HOOD®
From robinhood.ca
50 BEST COOKIE RECIPES TO SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH - TASTY
From tasty.co
CRISPY COWBOY CRITTER COOKIES - RECIPE - COOKS.COM
From cooks.com
10 CRISPY COOKIE RECIPES
From allrecipes.com
41 CUTOUT COOKIES TO MAKE ALL YEAR LONG | TASTE OF HOME
From tasteofhome.com
40 BEST CUT-OUT COOKIES EVER | MYRECIPES
From myrecipes.com
CUTE CRITTER COOKIES RECIPE
From taste.com.au
CUT-OUT COOKIE RECIPES
From allrecipes.com
EASIEST ANIMAL CRACKERS RECIPE - YUMMY TODDLER FOOD
From yummytoddlerfood.com
MASONJARS.COM: NO-BAKE CRITTER COOKIES
From masonjars.com
QUICK AND EASY CUTE CRITTER COOKIES RECIPE | COLES
From coles.com.au
You'll also love