CHILDREN'S HAND COOKIES
A child's artwork makes a fine gift tag when backed with blue glassine and slipped into ribbon-tied cellophane bags.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 8 to 10 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg, and beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add reserved flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla. Wrap dough in plastic, and refrigerate for about 45 minutes.
- Make cookie pattern and heart stencil while wrapped dough is chilling. For the pattern, have your child trace his or her hand on a manila file folder, and cut out the tracing. You will lay this on the dough and trace around it with the tip of a paring knife. For the heart stencil, cut a heart shape from a piece of parchment paper, discarding center.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a well-floured work surface, roll out cold dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out hand shapes. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes. Dough scraps may be re-rolled twice.
- To decorate the cookies with sanding sugar hearts, lay the heart stencil over a cookie. Combine the egg white with the water in a small bowl. Brush the egg wash in the heart, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Lift stencil and repeat with remaining cookies. Bake until edges just begin to brown lightly, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on pans for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
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Deckard Shaw
d_shaw@hotmail.comThese cookies were so much fun to make! The kids loved helping me roll out the dough and cut out the shapes. They turned out really cute and tasted great too.
Kristi Parfait
kristi.p36@yahoo.comOverall, these cookies were a hit! They were easy to make and turned out delicious. I'll definitely be making them again.
Khalidansari Ansari
ansarik@gmail.comGreat recipe! The cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but overall they were a fun and easy treat to make.
Kelvine Stanley
kstanley@hotmail.comThese cookies were so easy to make and my kids had a blast helping me. They turned out delicious and we'll definitely be making them again!
Ramadan Joura
joura16@yahoo.comFollowed the recipe exactly and the cookies came out perfect! They were a big hit with my family and friends.
Barbara Figueroa
b-figueroa@hotmail.co.ukNot bad, but I think I'll try a different recipe next time.
Niyaz Niyaz
niyaz_n64@yahoo.comI tried this recipe for my kids' birthday party and they turned out amazing! The kids loved them and they were so easy to make.
Susan Lucia
l27@gmail.comThe recipe was easy to follow and the cookies turned out great! I added a little extra vanilla extract for flavor.
Popstar mc
p.m45@hotmail.comThe cookies were not as sweet as I expected but still good!
Romjan Hasan
romjan.hasan30@hotmail.comI made these for my grandchildren and they were a huge success. They were so easy to make and the kids loved helping me. I will definitely be making these again!
Bilal Khemgani
bilalk@yahoo.comThese were a hit with the whole family! Easy to make and so cute to look at.
Babita Karn
karn.babita@yahoo.comLoved making this with my kids! Totally adorable. Turned out great!