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COCOA BEE COOKIES



Cocoa Bee Cookies image

Our Cocoa Bee Cookies are made of both cocoa and spice cookie doughs, striped with yellow icing, and given a bit of sparkle with sanding sugar.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 9 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup dark unsulfured molasses
Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Yellow Royal Icing

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Shape into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until cold but not hard, about 30 minutes.
  • Divide dough into quarters. Roll out each portion between 2 sheets of lightly floured parchment to 1/4 inch thick. Chill in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes. Using a 3-inch bee cutter, cut out shapes. Gather together scraps; reroll, and cut out. Space 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment.
  • Bake cookies until firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.
  • Brush water on wings of bees, and immediately sprinkle with sanding sugar, shaking off excess. Decorate bodies with royal icing, and immediately sprinkle icing with sanding sugar, shaking off excess. Let cookies set, at least 2 hours.

CHEWY MOLASSES-SPICE COOKIES



Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies image

The holidays wouldn't be complete without a jar of these spice cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield Makes 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
  • Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.
  • Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.

CINNAMON SPICE DROP COOKIES



Cinnamon Spice Drop Cookies image

Fabulous spice flavor coupled with smooth cinnamon chips are the perfect compliment to the satiny texture. They elicit RAVE reviews by all who sample them!

Provided by Rodnobi

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups butter flavored shortening
2 cups light brown sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups cinnamon chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla, blending until the mixture is light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. Mix in cinnamon chips and if using, pecans. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the cookies lose their gloss. Remove from the cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.9 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 8.3 mg, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 165.2 mg, Sugar 14.8 g

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