HOLIDAY COOKIE PROJECTS: SNOWFLAKES, DREIDEL TRIOS, AND ORNAMENTS

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Holiday Cookie Projects: Snowflakes, Dreidel Trios, and Ornaments image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield about 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 cup dark molasses (not blackstrap)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 cups confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Food coloring
Colored sugar

Steps:

  • Cream the butter in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer) until smooth. Add the sugar and mix. Add the egg and mix. Add the molasses and vanilla and mix. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves together. Working in batches, and mixing just until combined after each addition, add the dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture. Shape the dough into a thick disk, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 1 or 2 sheet pans. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out 1/4-inch thick.
  • Icing decorations:
  • Stir the confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla together until smooth.
  • To make snowflakes:
  • Use a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies, rerolling the scraps as needed. If you plan to hang the cookies, use a toothpick to make the holes in the dough about 1/8-inch wide, keeping in mind that the holes will shrink as the cookies bake. Bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes, and let cool on the pan. Using only white icing and a pastry bag fitted with the smallest plain tip, pipe thin lines from the center of the cookie out to the points, like spokes of a wheel. Connect the spokes with thin lines in between them, making a spiderweb effect to make it look like a snowflake. Let the icing harden before threading the cookies onto wire, string or yarn for hanging.
  • To make dreidel trios:
  • Use a dreidel cookie cutter and cut out 3 cookies. Lay 1 on a greased sheet pan. Fanning out at an angle, with the handles overlapping at the top, lay 2 more dreidels next to the first one (it will look like a paper-doll effect). The handle is now 3 layers thick; press on it gently to thin it slightly and make it larger. Repeat with the remaining dough, rerolling the scraps as needed. If you plan to hang the cookies, use a toothpick to make a hole in the handle about 1/8-inch wide, keeping in mind that the hole will shrink as the cookies bake. Bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes, and let cool on the pan. Color some of your icing blue with food coloring, or use blue colored sugar and white icing together. Using a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip, pipe Hebrew letters or stars of David on the cookies' faces. Sprinkle the sugar on the icing while the icing is still wet. Let the icing harden before threading the cookies onto wire, string, or yarn for hanging.
  • To make ornaments:
  • Use any holiday-themed cookie cutter to cut out the cookies, rerolling the scraps as needed. If you plan to hang the cookies, use a toothpick to make holes in the dough about 1/8 inch wide, keeping in mind that the holes will shrink as the cookies bake. Bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes, and let cool on the pan. Meanwhile, color some of your icing in festive colors with food coloring, or use colored sugars. Using a pastry bag fitted with the smallest plain tip, pipe a few colorful borders and decorations on the cookies. When set, add more lines of icing in white. Let the icing harden before threading the cookies onto wire, string, or yarn for hanging.

Rux WRLD
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Avoid this recipe at all costs!


Savar Gaming
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I would not recommend this recipe to anyone.


Mr Brittas
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These cookies were a complete disaster. I followed the recipe exactly, but they turned out flat and flavorless.


Bolo Bowman
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I was disappointed with these cookies. They were dry and crumbly.


XxFidgetGirlxX
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These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still pretty good.


Mpho_M Mariri
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I'm not a huge fan of cookies, but these were really good. I especially liked the snowflake shape.


BLACKCHILD Inc
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These cookies were delicious! The perfect balance of sweetness and spice.


Jermaine Jackson
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I love the different shapes of these cookies. They're perfect for the holidays.


Abraham Chinonso
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These cookies were a little bit more work than I expected, but they were definitely worth it. They turned out so cute and festive.


Thangaraj Sumithra Sumithra
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These cookies are so beautiful and festive. I can't wait to give them as gifts to my friends and family.


Nona malak Nona malk
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My kids had a blast helping me make these cookies. They loved cutting out the shapes and decorating them.


md rumman1
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These cookies were a hit at my holiday party! Everyone loved the festive shapes and the delicious flavors.