Painted Cookies
In this recipe, you paint the cookies before baking.
1 c Butter or margarine
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1/4 c Milk
2 ts Vanilla
4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
3/4 ts Baking soda
Egg yolk paint (recipe follows)
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add milk and vanilla, mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and soda, add to creamed mixture, stirring until blended.
Shape dough into 2 balls, wrap each in waxed paper and chill 4 hours. Work with half of dough at a time, store remainder in refrigerator.
Roll dough
to 1/8 inch thickness on floured waxed paper, cut with 2.1/2 to 3-inch
cookie cutter,
and transfer to lightly-greased cookie sheets. Paint assorted designs
on cookies using small art brush and egg yolk paint. Bake at 375 degrees
for 6-8 minutes, cool on racks.
Egg Yolk Paint: 1 egg yolk, beaten, 1/4 teaspoon water, Paste or liquid
food coloring. Combine egg yolk and water, stir well. Divide mixture
evenly into 2 custard cups, tint as desired with food coloring. Keep
paint covered until ready to use. If paint thickens, add a few drops
of water, and stir well.
NOTE: Prepare one recipe egg yolk paint for every 2 colors of paint desired. Makes 1 1/2 Tablespoons About 5 dozen cookies
Painted Sugar Cookies
This is a fun recipe for the kids. You make sugar cookies and then, before baking, paint them with a evaporated milk-food coloring *paint.* After baking, you frost them with a powdered-sugar glaze. Colorful and fun!
Cream the following ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Add to mixture:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Refrigerate dough for 1-2 hours
Half the dough and roll out one half on floured surface. Leave remainder in refrigerator. Use holiday cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
Create the paint for the cookies by mixing about 2 tablespoons of evaporated milk with food coloring. Use reds, greens, yellows, etc... and mix with evaporated milk to make the *paint* for the cookies. Use small paint brushes to paint the cookies. Bake cookies on lightly greased cookie sheet for 8-9 minutes at 350 degrees.
Mix powdered sugar and water to make a thin glaze. Brush the glaze over the cookies while they are still warm. Remove the cookies from the cookie sheet before they cool, or they will stick.
