Tux And Gown Cookies
Serves: 3
Llewellyn Gorczany
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
55
Spice
47
Sweetness
49
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 cups
Cake Flour1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Buttermilk1.5 tbsps
Pure Vanilla Extract2.5 cups
Sugar (confectioners', sifted)2 large
Egg3 large
Egg Yolk1 cup
Heavy Cream2 tbsps
Light Corn Syrup1 tbsp
Lemon Juice2 tbsps
Water (warm)Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Brush 2 baking sheets very lightly with oil
3
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl
4
Whisk the buttermilk and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup
5
Set aside
6
Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth
7
Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat at high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes
8
Add the eggs and yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition
9
At low speed, add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the wet in 2 parts, beginning and ending with the dry to make a smooth batter
10
Evenly mound 2 tablespoons batter per cookie onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about 2-inches apart
11
(A small cookie scoop or ice cream scoop is ideal for this
12
) Bake until the cookies are golden brown around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes
13
Transfer cookies to rack and cool completely
14
For the chocolate icing: Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl
15
Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan; pour over the chocolate
16
Shake the bowl gently so cream settles around the chocolate; set aside until the chocolate melts, about 5 minutes
17
Whisk until smooth, taking care not to incorporate too many air bubbles
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Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip with about half of the chocolate icing
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For the white icing: Whisk the confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice and warm water together to make a smooth icing
20
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip with about a quarter of the icing
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To Decorate: For tuxedo cookies: Set the cookies on a rack over a rimmed cookie sheet
22
Pour the white glaze over the whole cookie to cover; set aside to dry
23
Pipe a bowtie and tuxedo lapel with the chocolate icing
24
For a little black dress and pearls: Pipe an outline of a woman's dress with the dark chocolate and fill in with more icing
25
Pipe white icing pearls around the top of the cookie
26
Add silver dragees or candy pearls to dress up, if desired
27
Let cookies dry completely, about 20 minutes
28
Serve
29
Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 days