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 No need to buy cookie stamps...use kitchen tools to create texture!
See my Spicy Stamped Cookie recipe for details on the tools–scroll to bottom for pix. If you don't feel like stamping, skip step 7 in the recipe. These cookies are just as yummy without texture. :-) some tips:
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Yield: about 60 2” cookies
Dough Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 ½ tsp peppermint extract ¼ cup + 1 tbsp black cocoa (i use King Arthur)* ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour Coarse sea salt for sprinkling Icing Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners' sugar 5-6 tbsp water pinch salt 4 tsp meringue powder (optional. i like Wilton)* crushed candy canes for sprinkling*
Yield: About 3 dozen 2.5" cookies
Dough Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 tbsp lemon extract zest of one lemon 2 tbsp poppy seeds 2.75-3 cups all-purpose flour Icing Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners' sugar 6-7 tbsp lemon juice (about two lemons) 4 tsp meringue powder (optional—use if you want icing to firm up completely, which is a good idea for presentation purposes if you plan to gift them. i like Wilton) Toppings: 2 tbsp poppy seeds zest of one lemon, air-dried completely
I've partnered with Five Acre Farms to spread the word that June is National Dairy Month! Local dairy farmers across the US are having a super hard time because of the low prices of conventionally-produced dairy products. We can help by buying local dairy products, which are almost always higher quality, transparently-sourced, ethically-produced and better tasting!! I feel so lucky that here in NY we have family-run farms and cooperatives like Five Acre Farms supplying us with awesome local dairy items.
I made these cookie cows with super fresh Five Acre Farms eggs. I just love how the farmer's story is inside each egg carton. The "pasture" is made from chives and lantana from my garden. You can get the cookie & icing recipe below. My love for buying local food whenever possible started about 20 years ago, back when i was living in San Francisco and frequenting the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. It soon became my Saturday am ritual. I'd stay for hours, getting to know the farmers, and eventually i started working there. My meals seemed even more delicious with that added dimension of knowing where my food comes from, and that sense of community that forms when you are connected to the source. |
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