CHRISTMAS BUTTER COOKIES | SPRITZ COOKIES
| ULTIMATE RECIPE
Gracious Treatz at YOUTUBE.com
My Favourite Butter Cookies for Christmas | Spritz Cookies – I know I’m early for a Christmas recipe this year because I’m so excited about Christmas. I can’t wait to share these cute looking and scrumptious cookies with you. I understand everyone is busy during this season. These cookies are fairly easy to make, you don’t need a lot of ingredients. There is no need of special tools but a piping tip and piping bags. I hope you’re give it a try to make these wonderful cookies with me. They are awesome for giveaway and very good shelf life too which can last for at least 3-4 weeks. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas in advance!
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Ingredients:
this recipe yields about 12-15 cookies (depending on the size of the piping)
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Teddy Bear Cookies
113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
60g (1/4 cup+1 tbsp) caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 egg yolk [OR Substitute with 20g [1½ tbsp] plain yogurt]
1 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g (1 cup) cake flour
16g (2 tbsp) cornstarch
Red food colouring
Piping tip: 2C
20g [2 tbsp] milk chocolate, melted
Icing Sugar Frosting (2 tbsp icing sugar + 1 tsp water or lemon juice)
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Christmas Tree Cookies
113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
60g (1/4 cup+1 tbsp) caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 egg yolk [OR Substitute with 20g [1½ tbsp] plain yogurt]
1 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g (1 cup) cake flour
16g (2 tbsp) cornstarch
5g [2 tsp] green tea powder
Green food colouring
3g [1 tsp] cocoa powder
Piping tip: 2C
80g [½ cup] white chocolate, melted
Coloured sprinkles
Instructions:
Teddy Bear Cookies
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Preheat oven at 170°C/340°F.
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In a large bowl, add the room temp (or softened) butter. Add sugar and salt. Mix them using a spatula so that the sugar the fly out. Then switch to an electric mixer. Mix on high speed for at least 1 minutes or until creamy, pale and fluffy.
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Add the yolk, cream and vanilla extract. Mix till combined.
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Sift the cake flour and cornstarch in 2 batches. Fold in using a spatula. Sift the remaining dry ingredients until the flour disappear.
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Scoop a quarter of the dough in a smaller bowl. Add a few drips of red food colouring. This is for the Christmas hat later.
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Transfer the doughs into a piping bag respectively. Double up the piping bag if yours is thin like mine. A thin piping bag will cause breaking of the bag. Also it will ease your piping.
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Pipe the bears as shown in the video. Apply pressure while piping to prevent dough breaking or unsmooth.
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Bake in preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-17 min. For 15min, the cookies might be softer than 17min bake, so it really depending on how crispy you desire your cookies to be.
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Let it cool completely.
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Melt some milk chocolate for the eyes and nose.
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Prepare icing sugar frosting by mixing 2 tbsp of icing sugar and 1 tsp of water or lemon juice. This is for the hat cotton ball and lining.
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Cookies are ready to serve.
Christmas Trees Cookies
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Repeat the same dough as the above. (no. 1-4)
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Scoop a quarter of the dough in a smaller bowl. Add 1 tsp of cocoa powder in this small portion of dough. Mix until well combined.
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Sift 2 tsp of green tea powder. If you do not have green tea powder, you can also add the green food colouring. Mix until well combined.
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Transfer the doughs into a piping bag respectively. Double up the piping bag if yours is thin like mine. A thin piping bag will cause breaking of the bag. Also it will ease your piping.
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Pipe the bears as shown in the video. Apply pressure while piping to prevent dough breaking or unsmooth.
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Bake in preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-17 min. For 15min, the cookies might be softer than 17min bake, so it really depending on how crispy you desire your cookies to be.
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Let it cool completely.
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Melt some white chocolate. Dip one of the cookies. Sprinkle some coloured sprinkles on the white chocolate part before it gets dried.
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Cookies are ready to serve.
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