I bought a pumpkin cookie cutter recently and thought we could decorate Halloween cookies with icing. Several things didn't go as planned, but we accomplished my goal to have some fun with Linus. For some reason the cookies spread out a lot and lost their pumpkin, leaf, or apple shape. They all looked like blobs. I'm not sure what the problem was since we used a recipe for cut outs. Unless the extra sugar Linus put in while I was occupied with the plumber messed it up. I have some icing decorator tips, but no piping bags, so I cut a hole in the corner of a Ziploc bag and let Linus have at it. The bag tore and the tip came out. I tried to fix it with packing tape, but that didn't last long. The decorating went fine without the tip in since Linus was having fun squeezing the frosting out everywhere. Don't tell Matthew, but when Linus sucked some of the icing out of the bag I pretended I didn't see it.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Cookie Blobs
I bought a pumpkin cookie cutter recently and thought we could decorate Halloween cookies with icing. Several things didn't go as planned, but we accomplished my goal to have some fun with Linus. For some reason the cookies spread out a lot and lost their pumpkin, leaf, or apple shape. They all looked like blobs. I'm not sure what the problem was since we used a recipe for cut outs. Unless the extra sugar Linus put in while I was occupied with the plumber messed it up. I have some icing decorator tips, but no piping bags, so I cut a hole in the corner of a Ziploc bag and let Linus have at it. The bag tore and the tip came out. I tried to fix it with packing tape, but that didn't last long. The decorating went fine without the tip in since Linus was having fun squeezing the frosting out everywhere. Don't tell Matthew, but when Linus sucked some of the icing out of the bag I pretended I didn't see it.
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3 comments:
Sara says: Oh, who needs technology to make cookies anyway? Linus looks perfectly pleased to be decorating the way he is in this picture. Are you carving pumpkins too?
Don't tell Matthew what? He didn't get a turn? Let him lick the beater next time while Linus gets the bowl. You should see Wesley grab the brown sugar canister out of the cupboard and dive in.
Linus is totally adorable. I salute your good humor!
I used to have a good cut out recipe. I'll send it. Maybe it has to do with how much moisture is already in the flour.
Love jean
I think the temperature of the butter (and maybe the eggs) is important for cut out cookies. Who knows, I'm sure they tasted good. I was making deviled eggs for a party this past weekend and, being too lazy to dig out my pastry bag and tips, I used a baggie with the corner cut out. I must have been squeezing too hard because the bag exploded! What a mess. So tell Linus he's as good a cook as his Aunt Stephanie.
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