Butter Sprtiz Cookies
When we cleaned out Grandma Steamboat's house, we found lots of cooking gadgets that
a)didn't look like kitchen gadgets,
b)we didn't know what to do with
c)looked like some kind of musical instruments that were missing from some museum
One of those gadgets happened to be a cookie press. It was in its original packaging from Ben Franklin (yes, Ben Franklin did sell household items before it became a craft supply.)Grandma Steamboat told me that cookies actually came out of the small holes on these metal plates that were interchangeable. Yeah right!!!
Well, I was pleasantly surprised to see these beautiful little cookies that look nothing like the design on the plate. We used this easy cookie dough and formed all kinds of shapes, some familiar, some not so familiar. I enjoyed making these cookies. There are no more to try so I guess my family liked them. The actual taste of the cookie is very similar to a Chinese almond cookie but just a little lighter. Try it. You don't need a cookie press. They are good in small little balls too.
1 Cup powdered sugar
2 sticks butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 Cups sifted flour
sprinkles, colored sugar,chocolate(melted for dipping) for decoration.
Preheat oven 350 degrees
In a mixer with paddle attachment, add sugar and butter. Mix until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix to incorporate. Sift together baking powder and flour. Add flour mixture to the ingredients in the mixer and combine until formed into a ball. Using the cookie press, press mixture onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top with the sprinkles or sugar. Bake for 5-8 minutes or until firm but not dark brown. Edges should be light brown. If you desire to dip them in chocolate. Melt chocolate of your choice in a double broiler, and add some sugar. Dip and let cool on wax paper.
Submitted by Kahiliopuanaluahine Moikeha.
a)didn't look like kitchen gadgets,
b)we didn't know what to do with
c)looked like some kind of musical instruments that were missing from some museum
One of those gadgets happened to be a cookie press. It was in its original packaging from Ben Franklin (yes, Ben Franklin did sell household items before it became a craft supply.)Grandma Steamboat told me that cookies actually came out of the small holes on these metal plates that were interchangeable. Yeah right!!!
Well, I was pleasantly surprised to see these beautiful little cookies that look nothing like the design on the plate. We used this easy cookie dough and formed all kinds of shapes, some familiar, some not so familiar. I enjoyed making these cookies. There are no more to try so I guess my family liked them. The actual taste of the cookie is very similar to a Chinese almond cookie but just a little lighter. Try it. You don't need a cookie press. They are good in small little balls too.
1 Cup powdered sugar
2 sticks butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 Cups sifted flour
sprinkles, colored sugar,chocolate(melted for dipping) for decoration.
Preheat oven 350 degrees
In a mixer with paddle attachment, add sugar and butter. Mix until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix to incorporate. Sift together baking powder and flour. Add flour mixture to the ingredients in the mixer and combine until formed into a ball. Using the cookie press, press mixture onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top with the sprinkles or sugar. Bake for 5-8 minutes or until firm but not dark brown. Edges should be light brown. If you desire to dip them in chocolate. Melt chocolate of your choice in a double broiler, and add some sugar. Dip and let cool on wax paper.
Submitted by Kahiliopuanaluahine Moikeha.
posted by SM and KM @ 3:32 PM
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