-
Christmas Cookie Baking Tips
- Use shiny cookie sheets to avoid burnig cookies
- Preheat the oven before baking the cookies
- Consider using a Silpat to make cookies easy to remove after baking
-
Do you need help baking Christmas cookies? Would you like some new ideas for this year's cookie swap? How to bake Christmas cookies offers tips, tricks and advice on how to bake and decorate sugar, gingerbread and Spritz cookies for the holidays.
-
-
How to Bake Sugar Cookies
- Sugar cookies are a popular holiday treat. Delicious on their own, they are easy to decorate with Christmas colors. If you'd like to make a batch, visit Mahalo's guide to how to make sugar cookies.
Use royal icing to decorate your cookies. (Creative Commons photo by Dan McKay)
-
-
How to Decorate Christmas Sugar Cookies : Making Colored Icing
This video demonstrates how to making red and green colored icings to use to decorate Christmas cookies. Thick icing can be colored with spray food c ... read moreThis video demonstrates how to making red and green colored icings to use to decorate Christmas cookies. Thick icing can be colored with spray food coloring to get evenly blended color easily. Regular food coloring can also be used. Icing can be thinned with milk to make it easier to spread.
romeo0830 added a comment December 09, 2009 03:07 AM| ReportHow to Bake Christmas Cookies, yay
-
How to Bake Gingerbread Men
- What would Christmas be without gingerbread men? They're adorable. They're delicious, and one of their ilk has been immortalized in film thanks to Shrek. Kids have a great time decorating them, and you'll certainly have a good time eating them.
Ingredients You'll Need
- 3 Cups of All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter at Room Temperature
- 1/2 Cup of White Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2/3 Cup of Molasses
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
- 3/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 2 Teaspoons of Ground Ginger
- 1 Teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Ground Cloves
Equipment You'll Need
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- Whisk or Sifter
- 1 Heavy Duty Mixer
- Plastic Wrap
- Cookie Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Rolling Pin
- Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter
- Spatula
-
-
How to Decorate Your Cookies
Photo by [http://www.sxc.hu/photo/232771 Monika Zillekens- The best part of making Christmas cookies is definitely the decorating. You get to personalize your little baked creations, and if you have kids, you get to let them in on the act. So, bust out your pastry bags and gumdrops. It's time to give those gingerbread men some eyes.
-
-
Shipping Your Holiday Cookies
Keep your cookies flat when shipping. (Creative Commons photo by Greg Palmer)- One of the reasons sugar, gingerbread and Spritz cookies are so popular at the holidays is because they are easy to freeze and ship. Baked cookies will keep in the freezer for 3 to 4 weeks, and shipping them is a breeze if you follow these few simple rules:
- Pack cookies in two boxes - an inner gift box and an outer shipping box.
- Choose the right size box. You don't want your cookies shifting around and breaking.
- The box the cookies are in should have a tight lid.
- Lay the cookies flat, and pile same-shaped cookies on top of each other.
- Pack the area around the cookie tin or box with air popped popcorn. This is an inexpensive and ecologically-friendly alternative to bubble wrap or Styrofoam peanuts.
.jpg){kind=link}
