Decorated Spice Cookies Recipes

DECORATED SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In one bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter until light using an electric hand mixer, about 2 minutes.
• Add both the sugars and molasses and continue to beat until creamy, about 3 minutes.
• Add the egg and vanilla, and beat for an additional 2 minutes.
• Add the dry ingredients and using the mixer at slow speed, mix until blended.
• Divide the dough into two balls, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/2 inch thick and cut with your favorite cookie cutters.
• Place the cookies evenly spaced on parchment lined baking sheets.
• Bake for about 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway.
• Cool the cookies completely on wire racks.
• For the icing, whisk together the icing sugar, corn syrup, and 2 teaspoons of water.
• The icing should be thick, if too thick to use, add 1/2 teaspoon more water.
• Place the icing in a decorating bag or squeeze bottle and decorate cookies as desired.
• Allow the icing to dry for at least 6 hours, or until dry to the touch, then store cookies in airtight containers.

SUGAR AND SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the flour, the baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a bowl.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Add the flour mixture in small amount to the butter mixture, beating each addition until blended. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Roll the dough out on a floured work surface with a rolling pin to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters. Arrange the cut cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

DECORATED SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
• Mix margarine and sugar until fluffy; stir in Karo syrup.
• Add dry ingredients.
• DO NOT CHILL DOUGH!
• Roll out 1/8” thick on floured surface.
• Cut into shapes.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake in 350 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool and decorate.