Christmas Cookie Snowflakes and Stars
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Prep Time
2 hrs
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Servings
60 cookies
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Calories
129 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Christmas Cookie Snowflakes and Stars
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Pretty and professional looking, this technique for "cookie flooding" makes lovely Christmas cookie snowflakes and stars doable for a novice.
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Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Buttercream frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Royal icing
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 4 cups (about 1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
- 6 tablespoons warm water or more as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food Coloring I used Wilton sky blue & no-taste red
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Instructions
For cookies
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix flour and salt; add to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
- Divide dough into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 in. wide and 1/8 in. thick. Dip cookie cutter in flour before each use.
- Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet 6-7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Let cool before frosting
For buttercream
- Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl, adjusting water and powdered sugar as needed to achieve desired (thick) consistency. Mix until fluffy.
- Fill a piping bag fitted with a small circle tip (e.g. #3 or #4) with buttercream frosting, and set aside. Alternatively, cut a very small hole in the corner of a plastic bag and fill (note: I haven't tried this but people say it works).
- Using the buttercream frosting in the bag, pipe an outline around the border of the cookie. Allow to set up for about 10-15 minutes.
For the royal icing
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and beat with electric mixer until smooth. Consistency should be that of a thick syrup, similar to molasses. Adjust water as needed.
- Put some of the royal icing into two smaller bowls. Mix in food coloring to make blue in one container and purple (red & blue colors) in the other.
- When ready to flood, use extra piping bags or a small spoon to drizzle different colors of royal icing onto each cookie starting with a large circle of white. Drizzle a smaller circle of blue in the center of the white and a still smaller circle of purple inside of that (see picture above).
- Use a narrow pointed object to drag icing to the edges, without allowing it to spill over.
- Swirl if desired.
- Allow to dry until firm, ideally overnight.
Notes
- The number of cookies will vary based on size and how thick you roll them--the count of 60 is based on making mostly slightly smaller stars.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
129kcal
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 60cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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