Nelson Cookie Bake Rolled Cookies Recipes

THE BEST ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F''
• Prepare 2 baking sheets and set aside. This can be done by greasing them with butter or Crisco, non-stick spray, parchment paper, non-stick foil or a baking mat. Whatever your preferred method is.
• Cream together sugar and butter for 3 minutes or until fluffy.
• Add eggs and mix again.
• Add salt, and baking powder. Blend.
• Add 1/4 cup buttermilk, vanilla and almond extract. Blend.
• Add 2 1/2 cups flour (1/2 cup at a time).
• Add remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk.
• Then remaining flour (for a total of 4 1/2 cups). Batter should be smooth, elastic like and slightly sticky. If too sticky, add more flour a little at a time (up to 1 cup - be careful to not put TOO much flour in the dough).
• When ready to roll out, sprinkle surface with powdered sugar, not flour. These are SUGAR cookies. Roll them out in sugar! Roll to 1/4 in thickness.
• Cut out with favorite shape and transfer to prepared pan.
• Bake 10 minutes. Watch carefully as every oven bakes differently. You want the cookies to be a hint of golden under them, not dark golden. Edges should not start to show golden, you'll have to gently flip a cookie to see for sure.
• Allow cookies to cool completely then frost.

KAREN'S ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture and combine.
• Wrap dough in parchment paper and place in Hefty® Slider bag; refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper; set aside.
• Roll out dough 1/8-inch thick between 2 lightly floured sheets of parchment paper. Cut dough with 2 inch cookie cutters. Place dough on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned on edges. Slide parchment paper with cookies onto cooling rack; cool.
• Decorate as desired. Store in airtight containers for up to 5 days.

ROLL-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. (Dough will be very stiff. If necessary, stir in the last cup of flour mixture by hand. Do not chill.) On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 6-7 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely. For glaze, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Using a small brush and stirring glaze often, brush on cookies, decorating as desired.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE PINK BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla.
• Add red food coloring.
• Mix in flour and salt until dough hold together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 - 2 Tablespoons light cream.
• Mold dough by teaspoonfuls around Maraschino cherry.
• Place cookies about 1 inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until set but not browned.
• Cool. Dip tops of cookies into Icing.

ROLL AND CUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter and sugar. Do not take this mixture to a "light cream." Think "incorporate" ? not "cream." Just make sure the mixture is smooth ? no butter lumps.
• In a small bowl mix egg, milk/cream, and extracts. Add this mixture all at once to the butter and sugar. Mix just until the egg is broken. The mixture will "curdle" but that's not a problem.
• In another small bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. Add these dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients in the mixing bowl. Process to form dough.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. It's just that simple! The beauty of this dough is that it does not need to chill before using it. Simply flour a work surface. Knead the dough a few times to smooth it out and with a rolling pin, roll dough. Cut into desired shapes. The dough scraps can be used several times. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

THE BEST ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE ROLLED COOKIE PIPED ICING

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar, powered egg whites and water until smooth. (Water can be adjusted to obtain the right consistency.)The consistency of the icing should be firm enough so that when a spoon is withdrawn, the icing which is drawn up will not settle back, but stay in exactly the shape drawn. However, do not make the icing too stiff or it will not flow freely through the decorator bag with tip.
• Separate Icing into separate bowls. Add a different color of Paste Food Coloring to each bowl of Icing to obtain the desired colors for decorating the cookies.
• Place the Piped Icing in a decorating bag fitted with a decorating tip and decorate cookies.
• Let cookies dry completely prior to storing them.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE SNOW WHITE ICING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth. (May need to adjust water to get the right consistency.).
• Spread on cooled rolled out cookies.
• Add sprinkles if desired.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE ROLLED COOKIE GLAZE ICING

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar, Just Whites dried egg whites with water and beat until it is a smooth. (Note: water can be adjusted to obtain desired consistency for dipping cookies in Glaze.).
• Separate Glaze into two bowls and add paste food coloring:.
• Tint Red for Christmas stocking cookie shapes.
• Tint Green for Christmas tree cookie shapes.
• Dip each cookie in glaze and let dry thoroughly prior to storing.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE ROLLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly in food processor: butter, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract .
• Blend in flour, soda, and cream of tartar.
• Cover; chill 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16" thick on lightly floured board. Cut into desired shapes; Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Bake 7 to 8 minuts or until light brown on edge.