Cinnamon Cookies I Food

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixer bowl, cream together sugar and butter; beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
• Add to butter mixture.
• Blend well.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or till firm enough to roll into balls.
• Shape dough into small balls about 3/4-inch in diameter.
• Roll in cinnamon sugar to coat.
• Set cookies 1-inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or till the edges are lightly browned.
• Cool slightly on pans, then remove to racks to cool completely.

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• On a large piece of waxed paper, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
• Cream the shortening and 1 cup of the sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the flour mixture and mix to combine. Mix in the molasses and the egg. Cover the dough in plastic wrap and chill until firm, 1 hour.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the dough balls in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, spaced 1- to 1 1/2-inches apart.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

CINNAMON COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix in egg and molasses, blending well.
• Mix flour, baking soda and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix in egg and molasses; blending well.
• Mix flour, baking soda and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter, muscovado sugar, caster sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon together with an electric whisk for 2-3 mins until well-combined. Add the egg, flour, baking powder and raisins, if using, and continue to beat until the mixture becomes a uniform dough. Roll tablespoons of the dough into balls between the palms your hands (you should have 12-15). Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hrs until firm, or overnight. The unbaked dough balls will keep in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months (see tip, below).
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4 and line two large baking trays with baking parchment. Place the dough balls 3-4cm apart on the prepared baking trays to allow the mixture to spread without touching. Bake for 10-12 mins until lightly golden at the edges but still soft and gooey in the centre. Leave to cool completely on the baking trays.
• Mix the icing sugar with the remaining cinnamon, then dust over the cookies. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days.

CINNAMON SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together and set aside.
• Beat the butter with the sugar until well blended and creamy. Beat in the egg.
• Mix the sour cream and baking soda together and add to the butter mixture. Add the dry ingredients and beat well to make a soft dough. It will be sticky, so cover and chill the dough for about 30 minutes until it is firm enough to handle. If the kitchen is hot you may need to chill the dough a little longer.
• Lightly grease baking sheets. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Take walnut-size pieces of the dough and roll into balls. Arrange on the baking sheets about two inches apart to allow for spreading. Flatten the balls with the tines of a fork. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until the cookies are golden brown but still slightly soft in the center. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes on the pans, then transfer them to racks to cool completely.

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookies:
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, and salt.
• Pulse walnuts with 2 tablespoons sugar in a food processor until finely ground (be careful not to grind to a paste).
• Beat together butter and remaining sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs until combined. Mix in flour mixture and nuts at low speed just until blended. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Keeping remaining dough chilled, roll out half of dough 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies with a 2 1/2- to 3-inch floured cookie cutter. Chill scraps.
• Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets.
• Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until firm but not browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool. Make cookies with remaining dough in same manner, rerolling scraps no more than twice.
• Ice and decorate cookies:
• Whisk together powdered egg whites and water, then stir in confectioners sugar and lemon juice until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread a thin layer of icing on 1 cookie with a metal spatula or knife and sprinkle lightly with walnuts. (Use your imagination and decorate more elaborately if you like.) Decorate remaining cookies in same manner. Let icing harden, about 1 hour, before storing cookies.