Sugar Cookies Day 3: Non-Vegan Blue, Yellow & Purple Daisies

yay!

fondant

mini flower fondant

I think this looks like
a virus under a microscope

my feet again

weeeeeee

Royal "awesome" icing

add a pearl!

Mathias loves to tan:
unfortunately he gets heatstroke

NONVEGAN ICING

Royal Icing

2 large egg whites

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

3 cups (330 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted

½ red

½ blue

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the egg whites with the lemon juice.

Add the sifted powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined and smooth. 

The icing needs to be used immediately or transferred to an airtight container as royal icing hardens when exposed to air. 

Cover with plastic wrap when not in use.

Read more: http://www.joyofbaking.com/SugarCookies.html#ixzz0y7vbNDDq

Sugar Cookies Day 2: Vegan Red Tulips

icing, not blood

These are red all the way;
I don't know why they look yellow

Not the best, but
give me a break,
I've never done this before

My feet are becoming a theme

Leo in bed

VEGAN ICING

Glazed Icing for Cookies or Cake 



1 cup sifted powdered sugar


2 - 3 Tbs water or soymilk (I used soymilk)

1/4 tsp vanilla or other extract 
(I used vanilla)


Stir together until thoroughly combined.

Add red food coloring
 (b/c that is what I wanted)

Drizzle over cookies or cakes.

Then add decorative icing and/or sprinkles

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/recipes/messages/98170.html

Sugar Cookies Day 1

Ultra-cute

refrigerated dough ready to cut

My cookies are flower coded:
Tulips are vegan; daisies are non-vegan

I made sugar cookies Martha Stewart style both vegan

non-vegan. I made the non-vegan original recipe only

because I was worried the vegan cookies wouldn't turn

Gorgeous pile of powdered sugar

out, but they were great.

vegan "butter" & "eggs"

Leo watching me bake

Sugar cookies from marthastewart.com

INGREDIENTS

Makes 2 dozen.

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (Veganize= Earth balance margarine)

1 cup sugar

1 large egg, lightly beaten (veganize= ¼ cut applesauce)

2 tablespoons brandy, or milk (veganize=soymilk)

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in a

medium bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer

fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar;

mix until light and fluffy. With mixer running, add egg,

brandy, and vanilla; mix until well combined. With the mixer

on low, slowly add reserved flour mixture. Mix until just

combined.

2. Transfer dough to a work surface. Shape into 2 discs,

cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with

nonstick baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.

4. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/8-

inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes, and transfer to

prepared baking sheets, leaving an inch in between.

Leftover dough can be rolled and cut once more. Bake

until lightly golden, about 10 minutes; do not allow to

brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Salted White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

The best stuff to ever enter my mouth, almost :-)

Today I made very non-vegan cookies with sea salt. Perfect combination to me.



































First of all, can someone tell me why butter, white sugar, brown sugar and flour combined is some of the tastiest stuff out there? (See Above). It is an orgasm in my mouth and I could have eaten the whole bowl. NOTE TO SELF: Do not make cookies right before dinner.

The mess begins

After the mess began, I had my first issue with trying to electrically mix cold butter with sugar. It doesn't work, the butter needs to be at least at room temp if not warmer, no I microwaved it.
(Melted butter on sugar)

Enter flour.

Enter egg

Salted dough balls

Enter white
chocolate chips

Final product = good.

Side dish for cookies:
 Costco flank steak
(cut funny, but not bad)

Crispy Salty Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen by Sweettooth Blog

1 cup all purpose flour

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

14 tbsp (1-3/4 sticks) unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

6 oz good quality white chocolate

1/2 tsp sea salt

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat

- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy

- Add egg and vanilla, and beat until well incorporated

- Slowly add flour mixture with mixer speed on medium-low, until just incorporated

- With a spatula, mix in the oats and white chocolate

- Use a medium ice cream scoop or 2 tablespoons to form dough into about 24 balls. Place balls on cookie sheets about 2-1/2 inches apart, and gently press each down

- Sprinkle with a little sea salt

- Bake about 13 to 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Cookies should be deep golden brown