Cookie Recipes & Baking Ideas - H.O. Foose Tinsmithing Co.

Great recipes for special occasions and holiday baking, there is also something special for the dog!
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Butter Cookies Recipe
Yields: 5-6 dozen cookies

1 lb 4 (sticks butter)	In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar. Separate 3 eggs. Add the 3 yolks and the remaining whole egg to the butter. Refrigerate egg whites. Add vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Stir in flour. Shape dough into ball: wrap in wax paper. Chill 3 hours. Divide dough into 4 balls. Roll out to 3/8 inch. Lightly beat whites, brush on cookies. Choose from our cookie cutters
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
350° 10-12 minutes
Grease Sheets

Easter Bunny Cookies Recipe
Yields: 3 dozen cookies

For the cookies-

1 package (18 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

¾ cup all-purpose flour

Making the Batter-

1. Preheat over to 350°F. In a medium bowl, combine cookie dough and flour; mix well.

2. On a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to a 1/8 inch thickness. Using the small and large cookie cutters. cut out bunny shapes. Re-roll scraps and continue cutting shapes.

3. Place bunny cutouts on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake cookies until golden brown, about 9 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the icing-

3 cups confectioners’
sugar
½ teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons powered
egg white
6 tablespoons warm water
pink food coloring
green food coloring
blue food coloring
yellow food coloring

Special Aids-

large and small bunny-shaped cookie cutters

large resealable bags
pastry bag fitted with fine tip

bamboo skewers

Making the icing-

1. Using an electric mixer set on low
speed, process powdered egg white and warm water until all the water is
incorporated, about 2 minutes.

2. Add the sugar and the lemon juice; blend on high speed until icing is smooth, about 5 minutes. Divide icing evenly among 5 bowls. Set aside 1 bowl of icing.

3. Tint remaining bowls of icing pink, green, blue, and yellow; spoon each color into large resealable plastic bags; snip off one corner for piping.

4. Using tinted icing, pipe an outline onto each cookie then fill with base color; spread icing evenly. Let icing set until fry.

5. Place reserved white icing in a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip. Pipe designs on cookies as desired. Let icing set until dry.

6. Affix skewers on to the back of each cookie with remaining white icing; let dry. Arrange bunnies as desired.

Easter Cookie Cutters

Easter Cookie Cutter Set

Miniature Easter Cookie Cutters

Gingerbread Ornaments Recipe
Yields: 3 1/2 dozen

1 cup butter	Cream butter and sugar, add molasses and egg. Beat until smooth. Sift together flour, spice and baking soda; add to mixture. Beat until well mixed. Cover and chill 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350°. Divide dough in half. Roll dough, half at a time, to a ¼ inch thickness. Cut out dough with 5" Gingerbread Boy or Girl cookie cutter. Make a hole for hanging with toothpick near the top of each cookie. Bake cookies on greased baking sheets 9-11 min. or until edges darken slightly. Cool for 5 min. then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Decorate with icing as desired. Gingerbread Cookie Cutters Miniature Gingerbread Cookie Cutters
1 cup brown sugar
2 cup molasses
1 egg
5 cups flour
2 T. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking soda
asst. decorating icing

Homemade Dog Bones Recipe

2 ½ cups whole wheat flour	Preheat over to 350°. Combine first 6 ingredients. Cut in tomato paste, mix in egg, add ice water. Form a ball and roll dough to ½" thick and cut into shapes using our tin cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and bake 25-30 minutes. Cool before serving. Dog Bone Cookie Cutters Fire Hydrant Cookie Cutter Dog Cookie Cutter Set
½ cup powdered dry milk
1 t. garlic powder
2 t. brown sugar
1 t. granulated beef bouillon
6 t. tomato paste
1 beaten egg
½ cup ice water