Subj : My Own Xmas Cookies - UDD
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Nov 27 2023 12:35:00

This is my holiday treat for my friends, relatives, and even a chance
acquaintance now and then. The sugar cookies are nothing special, just
a good, reliable, fairly easy to make recipe/ And I cut out Santy Pants.
and tree silhouettes then after baking ice them using the second recipe.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Sugar Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks
      Yield: 24 servings
 
  2 1/2 c  (320 g) A-P flour
    1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Kosher salt
      1 c  (225 g) unsalted butter;
           - softened
    1/4 c  (150 g) granulated sugar
      1 lg Egg; room temp
      1 ts Vanilla extract
 
  Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl,
  and whisk to combine. Set aside.
  
  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle
  attachment, cream together butter and granulated sugar
  on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3
  minutes. Add egg and vanilla, and beat on medium speed
  until well combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
  
  Add flour mixture and beat on low speed just until
  combined. Scrape the bowl and fold a few times to make
  sure everything is well combined. Wrap dough in plastic
  wrap, flatten into a disk, and chill until firm, at
  least 1 hour.
  
  Set oven @ 350-|F/175-|C.
  
  Roll out dough 1/4" thick. Use 3' floured cutters to cut
  out cookies, and transfer to two parchment- or silicone
  mat-lined baking sheets, spacing the cookies 1 1/2"
  apart. Reroll scraps as needed, chilling as needed until
  firm before rolling and cutting again. Freeze until very
  firm, about 10 minutes.
  
  UDD uses Xmas Tree and Santy Pants cookie cutters.
  
  Bake until golden brown at the edges, 12 to 14 minutes.
  
  Let cool a few minutes on the baking sheets, then
  transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies will
  keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up
  to 2 weeks, or frozen up to 3 months.
  
  By: Susan Spungen
  
  Yield: 2 dozen cookies
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Chile Icing
 Categories: Five, Cookies, Desserts, Chilies
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
      2 c  Powdered sugar
      4 ts Milk or half & half
      4 ts Light Karo corn syrup
    1/4 ts Almond extract
      1 tb (level) ground chile
           Food colouring (opt)
 
  In a bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk
  until smooth. Beat in corn syrup, almond extract and
  ground chile * until icing is smooth and glossy. If
  icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
  
  * use ground Anaheim/NuMex chilies for green icing and
  ground cayenne/tabasco/bird chilies for red icing. DO
  NOT overload with chile - you want the icing to be
  noticably "chile" but not light anyone up.
  
  Add food colouring to desired shade if needed. Spread
  over cookies, or paint on with a brush.
  
  As an option make some icing without ground chile or
  food colouring to pipe designs onto the green or red
  icing. Be creative.
  
  Sprinkling red or green sugar crystals on the cookies
  after icing them is also a nice optional touch.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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