Sugar cookies are popular, simple, sweet cookies typically made with sugar, salt, vanilla, milk, eggs, flour, vinegar and milk. They can be made crispy or soft, may be flavored and decorated with icing and sprinkles. Decorated sugar cookies are popular for the Christmas holidays, but also enjoyed for Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations.
A few names given to the sugar cookies were jumbles, jumbals, crybabies, plunkets and gemmels. Early sugar cookie recipes were called gimblettes in France and cimbellines in Italy.
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The sugar cookie came about during the 17th century in the Nazareth area of the state of Pennsylvania. They called the cookie, the Nazareth Sugar Cookie which they baked the cookies in the shape of a keystone, the state's symbol. Sugar cookies are believed to be derived from an unleavened cookie called a jumble. The sugar cookie was named the official cookie of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on September 5, 2001.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_cookie
While other cookies are baked in a circle, sugar cookies can be rolled out and cut into shapes using cookie cutters. They can also be decorated with various icing and sprinkle combinations. Sugar cookies are baked until they form crisp edges, but some people prefer a soft and chewy texture. This is achieved by baking the cookies for less time.
How to Bake Sugar Cookies
Danielle Bernabe, a professional chef, demonstrates making sugar cookies using a store bought cookie dough. The sugar cookies are prepared as a holiday treat for Christmas cookies. The dough is flattened and rolled out to a 1/8 inch thickness and then cut out with cookie cutters. To keep the dough from sticking, the cookie cutter is dipped in flour.
How to Make Royal Icing
Follow Mahalo’s Danielle Bernabe's steps on how to make Royal Icing to prepare for decorating cookies. For multiple colors of the icing use a food dye after the mixture is prepared. Ingredients for Royal Icing are powdered sugar, warm water, and meringue powder which is used as a substitute for egg whites.
How to Make Gingerbread Men
Follow the tutorial instructions of Chef Danielle Bernabe to learn how to make gingerbread men. Chef Valerie leads the Mahalo food tutorial demonstrating making the holiday cookie from scratch.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do you need a great chocolate chip cookie recipe? Chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular cookies in the America. These cookies are available in just about every grocery store, bakery, deli, and gas station from coast to coast. They are also very easy to bake at home.
How to Decorate Santa Cookies
Danielle Bernabe, a professional chef, offers a holiday cooking tutorial on how to decorate Santa cookies. She presents the list of ingredients needed and offers a step-by-step visual demonstration of the decoration process. This cooking guide is part of a larger series of holiday themed cooking videos available on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
How to Decorate Candy Cane Cookies
This is a demonstration of how to decorate candy cane cookies. The host explains how to turn ordinary Christmas cookies into decorative candy canes, complete with icing and sprinkles. This video is part of a wider series of Christmas food guides, which are available to view for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Decorate Reindeer Cookies
Danielle Bernabe shows you how to decorate reindeer cookies. Everything you will need to know is provided in this 3:28 video. Learn from an expert! This video is part of a wider series of Christmas Food guides, which are available to view for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Decorate Snowman Cookies
Host Danielle Bernabe provides all the information you will need to know to master the art of decorating snowman cookies. Learn how to decorate a snowman cookie using icing, sprinkles, and red hots.
How To Make An Oreo Cookie Crust
How to make an Oreo cookie crust is a video hosted by Stacey Hicks, which provides full guidance on mastering this dish. Learn all the techniques and tips you will need and also view a full ingredients list. This video is part of a series of videos devoted to bakery/cooking, which are published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make Key Lime Pie
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make key lime pie? Find out how in this Mahalo.com produced video, which is hosted by Stacey Hicks. All the ingredients are required as well as full techniques, tips and guidance to make a great key lime pie! This video is part of a series of videos devoted to bakery/cooking, which are published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.