HANUKKAH COOKIES
Cream cheese adds richness to these Hanukkah cookies. Decorate them with royal icing or your favorite buttercream frosting and toppings. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extract. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not brown), 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high 4 minutes or until soft peaks form. Cover frosting with damp paper towels between uses., Pipe icing on cookies as desired. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 91mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CHANUKAH COOKIES
Serve these cookies every night during Chanukah. Kids have fun decorating them and eating them.
Provided by DelightfulDines
Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in one egg yolk until completely incorporated. Beat in the other egg yolk along with the orange juice and vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired holiday shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 62.5 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
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