Cookie recipe that won't puff up...?!
For a school project, my daughter has to make a cookie in the shape of Delaware!. She wants to make it green (w/food colring) to represent land and is supposed to lable capital, rivers, w/icing!. I am not much of a baker and the only cookie recipe I have is for cut outs which bake up sorta puffy;we would lose the shape of the state!. she wants to make it fairly large (fit on a large cookie sheet) so she can share it w/the class!. I am looking for a recipe that can be rolled out, then cut inot the right shape and will keep that shape after baking!. Anybody know of a recipe that will work!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Shortbread would work well!. It doesn't puff up, it actually stays the same shape after baking as before baking!.
Following is a recipe that you could use, if you want to make something large, just continue baking until the edges are lightly browned!.
Shortbread
2 cups Unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
4 cups Flour
? teaspoon Salt
1!. Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy!. Beat in flour and salt!. Knead the dough briefly until smooth!. If dough is too sticky, add a bit more flour!. (Dough can be refrigerated up to several days; soften slightly before shaping cookies!.)
2!. Heat oven to 325℉!. Have ungreased baking sheets ready!.
3!. Pat half of the dough out on lightly floured surface to ?-inch thickness!. Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes!. Place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets!. Bake until light brown on edges, 20 to 25 minutes!. Cool on wire racks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Following is a recipe that you could use, if you want to make something large, just continue baking until the edges are lightly browned!.
Shortbread
2 cups Unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
4 cups Flour
? teaspoon Salt
1!. Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy!. Beat in flour and salt!. Knead the dough briefly until smooth!. If dough is too sticky, add a bit more flour!. (Dough can be refrigerated up to several days; soften slightly before shaping cookies!.)
2!. Heat oven to 325℉!. Have ungreased baking sheets ready!.
3!. Pat half of the dough out on lightly floured surface to ?-inch thickness!. Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes!. Place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets!. Bake until light brown on edges, 20 to 25 minutes!. Cool on wire racks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You could try these!.
1 c butter
1 c white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 t vanilla extract
3 1/4 c all purpose flour
1/2 t baking powder
`/1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
In a large bowl mix together butter, sugar, eggs, & vanilla with an electric mixer until light & fluffy!. Combine the the dry ingredients, gradually add the dry mixture into the butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon!. Chill dough for two hours!.
Preheat oven to 400*!. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4" inch thick!. Cut into desired shape, place on ungreased cookie sheet & bake 4-6 minutes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1 c butter
1 c white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 t vanilla extract
3 1/4 c all purpose flour
1/2 t baking powder
`/1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
In a large bowl mix together butter, sugar, eggs, & vanilla with an electric mixer until light & fluffy!. Combine the the dry ingredients, gradually add the dry mixture into the butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon!. Chill dough for two hours!.
Preheat oven to 400*!. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4" inch thick!. Cut into desired shape, place on ungreased cookie sheet & bake 4-6 minutes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com