Best King Arthur Holiday Butter Cookies And Icing That Hardens Recipes

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KING ARTHUR HOLIDAY BUTTER COOKIES AND ICING THAT HARDENS



King Arthur Holiday Butter Cookies and Icing That Hardens image

I was sent this recipe from King Arthur with an order I recieved, tried it and they were so tender/crisp and easy to roll out and work with. My DGS helped and we really enjoyed them. Perfect for those holiday cutouts. Timing does not include fridge time.

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories     Dessert

Time 44m

Yield 5 dozen, 60 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, plus 2 tablespoons at room temperture
1 egg yolk, large
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
food coloring (optional)

Steps:

  • COOKIES:.
  • Beat together sugar, butter, egg youlk, salt and flavor.
  • Stir in flour to make a chohesive dough, adding a couple teaspoons of water if necessary.
  • Divide dough in half, shape each in a flattened disk and wrap in plastic.
  • Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
  • Let dough soften for about 20 to 30 minutes before rolling.
  • Roll dough 1/8 inch to 3/16 inch thick.
  • Cut shapes with a cutter.
  • Place cookies on ungreased or parchment lined baking sheets and bake in preheated 350 oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until set and barely browned around edges.
  • Remove from oven, cool on the pan.
  • Repeat with remaining pice of dough.
  • ICING:.
  • Combine sugar, corn syrup and milk to make a soft spreadable icing.
  • Tint icing with food color as desired.
  • Spread icing on cookies.
  • Sprinkle with colored sugar or other decorations.
  • Allow icing to harden before storing cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.2, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 10.9, Sodium 47.2, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 7.1, Protein 0.7

HOLIDAY BUTTER COOKIES



Holiday Butter Cookies image

My youngest son brought home this recipe from school. He wanted to make them. They turned out great. They were very easy to make and roll out. Very good tasting too.

Provided by cheesygiraffe

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 70-72 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup butter
4 cups flour
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt butter in a pan over low heat.
  • In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, 2 cups of flour, and the sugar.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Slowly mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour.
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Using cookies cutters, cut out shapes. Place them 1 1/2 inches apart on cookies sheets.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Cool cookies on wire rack. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.5, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 16, Sodium 21.8, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 5.8, Protein 1

LEMON YEAST CAKE FROM KING ARTHUR



Lemon Yeast Cake from King Arthur image

A nice light cake to serve with all the fresh strawberries and raspberries that come with Spring Gardens. I've certainly guessed at serving size but it turns out a 10" cake

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 1 10, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, divided
1 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 warm milk
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup lemon juice

Steps:

  • Grease a 10" tube pan.
  • Cake:.
  • Combine 3/4 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt.
  • Combine warm milk and melted butter, gradually add to flour mixture, mixing for 2 minutes.
  • Add eggs, remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, and zest.
  • Beat vigorously for 2 minutes.
  • Spread dough evenly into pan.
  • over, let rise for 1 hour.
  • Towards the end of the cake's rising time, preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Syrup:.
  • Combine sugar and water in saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Simmer for about 10 minutes, until the syrup thickens.
  • Add lemon juice and remove from heat.
  • Bake cake for 22-25 minutes, until tester inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Brush half syrup over cake and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Turn out onto a rack set over parchment or a pan.
  • Brush remaining syrup over newly exposed bottom crust.
  • Turn cake right side up onto plate and cool completely.
  • Serve with whipped cream and berries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.5, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 131.2, Sodium 184.7, Carbohydrate 53.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 25.6, Protein 7.2

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