Vanilla Cookies With Vanilla Bean Glaze Recipes

VANILLA COOKIES WITH VANILLA BEAN GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and shortening. Using an electric mixer, add sugar and blend ingredients well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.
• Roll dough into 3/4 inch balls, or about 2 teaspoons. The dough will be soft. If dough is too sticky, use floured hands. Place on prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or just until tops begin to crack. Remove cookies to wire rack and cool completely before glazing.
• Place sifted confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla bean paste. Mix until all of the sugar is incorporated. Add additional milk as needed; glaze should be on the thick side. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and allow to dry.

VANILLA COOKIES WITH VANILLA BEAN GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and shortening. Using an electric mixer, add sugar and blend ingredients well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.
• Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls, or about 2 teaspoons. The dough will be soft. If dough is too sticky, use floured hands. Place on prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or just until tops begin to crack. Remove cookies to wire rack and cool completely before glazing.
• Place sifted confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla bean paste. Mix until all of the sugar is incorporated. Add additional milk as needed; glaze should be on the thick side. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and allow to dry.

GOURMET'S VANILLA BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, chilled shortening, and 3/4 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.
• With a sharp knife halve vanilla beans lengthwise, then scrape the seeds directly into the butter mixture, mixing to combine.
• Beat in egg and vanilla extract until combined well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
• Set a large sheet of waxed paper on a flat surface.
• Set dough onto the waxed paper and form dough into a 10x2" log.
• Roll up dough log in wax paper, seal ends with rubber bands, and chill until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 3 days (stick wrapped log into a plastic ziptop baggie to keep from drying out).
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Pour remaining 1/4 cup sugar onto a shallow platter.
• Remove wax paper and roll dough log in sugar (not all sugar will stick).
• Cut dough into rounds,1/4" thick.
• Dip the cut sides of each cookie round into the remaining sugar on platter (add a little extra sugar if you need more).
• Arrange cookies 1/2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets and bake one batch at a time in the middle of your oven 10-12 minutes, or until edges are a very pale golden brown.
• Remove baked cookies to wire racks to cool.

GLAZED VANILLA BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the butter and vanilla sugar for about three minutes, until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Turn the power to low and mix in the flour mixture just until the dough comes together.
• Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough and gently roll them into rounds in your hand. Lay them on the cookie sheet, about two inches apart, and press down slightly.
• Bake for about 12 minutes until the cookies just begin to turn golden around the edges. Remove cookies from the oven and let sit for about two minutes, then move them to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean seeds until smooth.
• Dip the top of each completely-cooled cookie into the glaze, set back on wire rack and let the glaze set (about 15 minutes). I like to place a paper towel or two under the wire rack for easier clean-up.