and they are decorated in mere seconds with just a bit of sprinkles. You can find more information on the Sweet of the Month in the FAQ section and can vote for your favorite sweets HERE until February 18th, and if you’d like to enter into the next contest, watch out for a post announcing the dates. Whipped Shortbread Cookies for Christmas shortbread christmas cookie. A new Sweet of the Month is up! I’ve changed it to monthly in order to give you more time to vote and more time to prepare if you’re interested in entering.If you’d like to make these Alice cookies as a gift, but don’t have the time to make too many, wouldn’t these be a nice added touch? Just had to share with you!.Wouldn’t these adorable Alice in Wonderland printables from The TomKat Studio be perfect for a Wonderland party?! I’m thinking that when I make Alice cookies again (with more of the characters and images), I’ll need to attach these sweet tags from TomKat’s shop to the cookie bags.Click here for the royal icing recipe I used.Shortbread cookies should snap when broken in half and melt in your mouth. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until very lightly golden on the bottom. I used a Kopykake projector to help me pipe Alice’s shape. Hold the cookie press down on an ungreased, unlined baking sheet, and press to form the cookies.There’s got to be a cutter out there you could use though (drop me a line please if you see one), or even just pipe her on a rectangular cookie. Easy enough to do if you’re only doing a few cookies, but a heads-up in case you don’t already know, time-consuming if you’re doing a lot of them.
The Alice cookie shape was made by hand cutting the dough with a paring knife.
#Best shortbread cookie recipe for decorating series#
I can’t wait to make a whole series of other Alice characters, but for now I’m excited to be starting a series of just princess cookies copied from this piece of art. Ī few sweet morsels of information I’d love to share with you: Kind of fitting with the whole tea time thing, are these Alice in Wonderland cookies. The original shortbread isn’t made with cornstarch and has quite an interesting history, b.t.w., and as it’s often served with tea, I thought it would be fun to make a few Alice in Wonderland decorated cookies with it. The taste difference between it and my sugar cookie recipe is subtle, but this one definitely tastes like a traditional shortbread, and *gasp* has one whole cup of cornstarch in it! I couldn’t believe it when I first made it, and was a little doubtful about how successful the recipe would be, but it turns out that the cornstarch in this version of shortbread is what helps give the cookie a ‘melt-in-your-mouth’ sensation. Thanks to my dear friend Kim whom I adore, for sharing her family’s recipe with me… She’s not on-line, but she’s crazy about baking too, and we’ve experienced many sweet adventures together. Before slicing and baking cookies in step 3, roll logs in 1/2 cup yellow sanding sugar to coat.I have yummy news! I’m ready to share another recipe with you… A recipe I like to use as cookie decorating base… Melt-in-your-mouth, delicious, buttery shortbread. Stir in 1/2 cup each chopped toasted nuts and dried fruit at end of step 1. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt (such as Maldon). Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate and place on prepared baking sheet. Continue to microwave and stir in 10-second intervals until melted. bittersweet c hocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds stir. ( If you saw my video, the baking powder was a typo and is not in the recipe. After cookies have baked and cooled, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. flour vanilla extract and my secret ingredient Cornstarch.the key to keeping the cookies nice and soft with absolutely no spreading. bittersweet chocolate stir into dough at end of step 1. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.įinely chop 4 oz. Bake until edges are lightly golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Slice each log into 1/4-inch-thick cookies and place 1-inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Cover logs with plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
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