My Favorite Christmas Cookies

Name: My Favorite Christmas Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 large egg; 2 Tbsps pasteurized egg whites; 1 large egg yolk; 2 drops food coloring; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons grated orange or lemon zest; 59 milliliters milk; 4 teaspoons milk; 907 grams powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons fine salt; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 158 milliliters vegetable shortening

My Favorite Christmas Cookies is a gluten free and vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 230 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up milk, food coloring, egg yolk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

For the cookies: Using a stand mixer, cream the shortening, granulated sugar, orange peel and vanilla thoroughly, about 2 minutes.

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Granulated Sugar

Orange Zest

Shortening

Vanilla

Cream

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Stand Mixer

Add in the egg and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 more minute.

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Egg

Add in the milk and mix.

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Milk

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together, and then blend into the cream mixture. Divide the dough in half (thirds if you double your recipe), slightly flatten between 2 sheets of waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 20 minutes).

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Baking Powder

Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Roll out the dough 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter.

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Transfer the shapes to lightly greased cookie sheets and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

For the egg yolk glaze: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. While the dough is chilling, combine the egg yolk, 1 teaspoon water and food coloring. Paint the cookies (with a soft brush) with the egg yolk glaze.

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Food Color

Egg Yolk

Dough

Glaze

Water

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Oven

Bake the cookies for 6 to 7 minutes. Do not allow the cookies to brown. The cookies will be slightly puffed and the glaze will look crackled.

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Glaze

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Oven

Bake in 2 batches if you don't reroll the scraps.

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Oven

For the decorative white icing: While the cookies are baking, mix the powdered sugar, milk and egg whites. Make sure that it is thick and somewhat retains its shape.

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Powdered Sugar