Saturday, March 27, 2010

Pink and Yellow Cookies

Pink and Yellow Cookies
I thought with Easter only a week away that these would be fun!!!

1/2C flour
1/2tsp baking soda
1C unsalted butter softened
2/3C granulated sugar
1 egg
1tsp vanilla extract
1/2C buttermilk
1/2tsp lemon zest
3C powdered sugar
2Tbs light corn syrup
2Tbs lemon juice
2Tbs water
Red and yellow food coloring

1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Mix flour,baking soda and salt in bowl and set aside. Beat sugar in a mixer on medium high until light and fluffy. About 3 minutes. Beat in egg. Alterantely add the flour mixture,vanilla and buttermilk,ending with flour. Stir in lemon zest

2-Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden. Cool completely on a wire rack

3-For glaze,combine powdered sugar,corn syrup,lemon juice and water; mix until smooth. spoon half of the glaze into a 2nd bowland stir in 2 to 3 drops of red food coloring to tint pink. Mix 3 to 4 drops of food coloring in first bowl

4-Turn cookies flat side up. Top with glazes using a spreader or pastry bag. Let dry 30 minutes before storing

Makes 8 dozen

3 comments:

  1. Have you tried this recipe? Did it work for you? I tried it and it didn't seem like there was enough flour. I really want these cookies for my daughters birthday party in two weeks. Please tell me what I did wrong! :)

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  2. I tried this recipe today from Parents magazine, they were a soupy mess!

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  3. Iam a very exsperienced baker and this recipe was a soupy mess for me as well. :( The photo looked SO Cute!!

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