Sugar Cookie Glaze Recipes

Steps:

• Stir sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and the milk together.
• Stir in food coloring a few drops at a time until you reach the color desired.
• This glaze must be stirred each time you use it or dries with a mottled look.
• Yield: 1/2 c glaze.

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• Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan with a whisk.
• Bring to a boil and boil until the sugar dissolves and the syrup turns clear.
• Make this glaze before you begin making cookies, and allow it to cool to slightly above room temperature while you make and bake your cookies. When the cookies and the syrup are cool, brush each cookie with a very thin coat of glaze and sprinkle on decorations or large-crystal sugar.
• Allow glaze to dry for at least an hour before stacking cookies. Thin glaze will dry faster than a thick coat of glaze.

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• Stir confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and water together. Stir in food coloring if desired. This glaze must be stirred each time you use it. If it is not stirred before each use it will dry with a mottled look instead of a solid color.

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• Mix the confectioners sugar with 2 tablespoons of water until it forms a thin smooth glaze. Spoon the glaze onto each cookie then decorate with the sprinkles.

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• For the cookies: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, lavender, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together the butter and both sugars until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the lemon zest. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each, and then beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing on low until blended.
• Turn the dough out onto the counter and divide into 2 large discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour up to 2 days.
• When ready to bake preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment or a silicone mat.
• Working with 1 dough disc at a time, roll it out on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch-thick. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out circles. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets spacing 1-inch apart. Gather and re-roll the scraps and cut out more circles.
• Bake until the cookies are just thinking about starting to turn brown, start checking at around 12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the buttercream: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the powdered sugar and butter until smooth. Divide the buttercream amongst individual bowls (I suggest 5 or 6) and stir food coloring into each. Transfer to pastry bags fitted with tiny round or star tips.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, corn syrup, milk, vanilla, salt and a few drops of food coloring, if using, until very smooth. You're going for the consistency of a thick glue. If it's too thick-- add a couple more drops of milk and if it's too thin-- add a few spoonfuls of powdered sugar.
• Assemble the cookies: Dip the tops of each cooled cookie into the glaze, letting any excess drip off, and then place on a wire rack to dry. After a few minutes, once they're mostly dry to the touch (completely dry isn't necessary) you can go ahead and pipe on buttercream decorations. Go the freehand route or use cookie cutters to press indentations into the glaze which can serve as an outline for your decorations.
• Let dry and enjoy!

Steps:

• Make the cookies: Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the egg, then beat in the vanilla and almond extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop 1-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 1/2 inches apart; flatten the mounds with your fingers. Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter, almond and vanilla extracts, and salt in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a small star tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cooled cookies and top with nonpareils or Jordan almonds.

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• Mix egg whites and sugar, adding sugar until glaze is the consistency of enamel paint.
• Add food coloring (don't skimp--you can get nice, bright colors with this stuff).
• Brush on cookies with a watercolor paint brush.
• You can sprinkle on decors while glaze is still wet.
• Let dry overnight.

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• Combine sugar with water to achieve the desired consistency in a small bowl. Add vanilla extract or orange juice (or lemon or lime juice).
• To tint the glaze: Place small quantities in several small bowls. Add a little food coloring to each bowl and mix well. (Paste food colors give the most vivid results.) Allow glazed cookies to dry completely before packaging or storing.
• Per teaspoon: 10 calories; 0 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 0 g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 2 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 0 mg sodium; 0 mg potassium
• Exchanges: Free Food
• This basic cookie glaze can be tinted in small batches if desired. .

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; stir until combined and smooth (mixture will be thick). Tint with food coloring if desired. With a butter knife or small metal spatula, lightly spread glaze on cooled cookies. Let dry for 1 hour.

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• In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat sugar and butter until light (about 5 minutes).
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• In a small bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture JUST to combine.
• Divide the dough in half and gather each pieces into a ball, then flatten into a disc.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 2 hours or more, or freeze.
• Set oven to 325°F (second-lowest rack).
• Roll out one disc on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness.
• Using assorted cookie cutter cut out cookies and transfer to a ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 1-inch between cookies.
• Gather dough scraps and re-roll.
• Repeat with remaining dough disc.
• Bake cookies until pale golden (about 13 minutes).
• Transfer to racks and cool.
• Melt the white chocolate and spoon into a pastry bag (1/16-inch tip size) or just drizzle with a small spoon.
• Pipe the chocolate onto the cookies in a decorative pattern.
• Sprinkle lightly with very finely chopped almonds if desired, then let stand until the chocolate sets.

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• For sugar cookies:.
• Preheat the oven to 380 to 400, depending on how hot your oven is.
• Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ones in batches, alternating with sour cream. Drop by Tablespoon fulls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes. cool completely.
• For icing glaze:.
• Mix powdered sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a bowl, if the glaze is too thick add more maple or some milk/water. transfer to a flat shallow dish (like a pie pan). spread glaze on cookies, and quickly top with crushed walnuts.
• ( Icing takes about an hour to harden, their less messy and taste better when the glaze is cool and hardened.).

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 30 min.
• Heat oven to 375ºF. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface. Cut into shapes with 3-inch cutters. Place on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 10 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 3 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup until blended. Spoon 3/4 of the icing into resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Spoon remaining icing into 2 resealable plastic bags; tint icing in one bag with 1/4 tsp. red food coloring, then tint remaining icing with 1/4 tsp. green food coloring.
• Snip small corner from bottom of each bag. Pipe plain icing onto cookies, then pipe red and green icings into stripes on cookies. Swirl with toothpick.