Where does the time go?
I am not quite sure. I do know
that Halloween is just about two weeks away.
The houses in our neighborhood have begun having the spooky spirit
appear in their front yards. Rather fun
to drive around at night and see the scary displays and take in the festive
holiday spirit.
Since the Halloween bug has caught up with me, I thought I
would whip up some festive cookies and share them at work with my
colleagues along with some for my darling hubby. While pursuing through
Pinterest a few weeks ago, I came across this recipe and it was titled “The Best
Cookie Known to Man”. Okay you captured
my attention, especially since a great sugar cookie in my opinion is hard to come
by. I prefer the crunchy but soft and
full of flavor varietals. These
certainly peaked my interest. Let me just say, they exceeded my expectations.
(Click "Read More" below to continue post)
(Click "Read More" below to continue post)
Okay, after reviewing the recipe twice, I kept looking for it
to say – add vanilla. No such
instruction appeared. This is when I knew
I needed to alter the recipe. I took out
one tablespoon of water and substituted with vanilla. Also, I did not have cream of tarter and
decided to omit. Realized it was not needed - perhaps I will try at another date by adding the cream of tarter, but will always add the vanilla. Small changes, but the
end result was simply MAGNIFICENT. No I
mean BRILLIANT. These cookies are a life
changing sugar cookie – trust me.
I skipped the frosting recipe that it suggested and went for
the traditional Royal Icing from Wilton
but split the recipe in half. My neighbor had given
me edible markers to write on cookies or frosting and knew this would be
the perfect instrument to create these adorable Halloween cookies. You can simply change the color of the icing
or the designs to make these cookies for any holiday occasion. Let your creative juices begin flowing.
Swig Sugar Cookies
Makes 44 cookies
1 Cup Butter (room temperature)
¾ Cup Vegetable Oil
1 ¼ Cup Sugar
¾ Cup Powdered Sugar
1 T. Water
2 Eggs
½ teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 T. Vanilla Extract
5 ½ Cup All purpose Flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Use a stand mixer. Cream together the butter, sugar and eggs
until smooth and fluffy. Next add the
water, vanilla and eggs and beat until combined. Slowly add the vegetable oil and beat on low
until combined. Add the salt and baking
soda and mix; then slowly add the powdered sugar until combined. Add a cup of flour at a time and incorporate
then add the next cup until all incorporated.
Use a small ice cream scoop to form golf ball size cookies. Lay 9 onto a cookie sheet that is lined with
parchment paper. Next place an additional 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in a
bowl. Use a small glass with a flat
bottom. Dip glass into the sugar and
press down on the cookie dough until the sides spill out. Repeat by dipping the glass into the sugar
and pressing the cookies.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Remove with a spatula and let cool on a wire rack until cookies are completely
cooled. Pipe the royal icing into the center
of each cookie. Let cool for several
hours or until icing is hard. Use edible
colored pens to decorate each one. Store
in an airtight container for several days.
Royal Icing
2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
3 Tablespoon warm water
1 Tablespoon + 1 ½ teaspoon Meringue Powder
Beat all ingredients in a stand mixer until icing forms
peaks. For thinner icing, which I used,
add 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach the proper consistency. Add to a piping bag to provide great control.
These came out so cute. I'm over here looking at cookies instead of editing photos, ha ha, it figures. Wish I had one right now.
ReplyDelete-Gina-
Thank you Gina! They were super tasty and everyone at my office loved them.
DeleteYUM these look absolutely scrumptious!! Part of me wants to bake a ton but part of me feels like I'll eat them all in one sitting. Conflicted. Thanks for the recipe! :D
ReplyDeleteI am with you - might have eaten them all in one sitting if it wasn't for my office colleagues who helped me out. Smile.
DeleteCute!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteCute cookies Lisa! Happy Halloween :)
ReplyDeleteTY! Happy Halloween to you Suzanne!
DeleteThese are such a cute idea for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura!
DeleteThese cookies are so cute for Halloween-you are so creative!
ReplyDeleteThank you Patty! ;)
Deletethey are so freaking adorable. I don't know how you do it but you are amazing girl. My kids would go crazy for these- heck I would go crazy for these
ReplyDeleteThank you! Sometimes I don't know how I do it. LOL. Your kids would LOVE these. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteHi Lisa. Aren't these just adorable! What a great way to get into the Halloween spirit. I love all the spooky drawings. So cute!
ReplyDelete