Colored Striped Icebox Cookies Food

STRIPED ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a food processor, combine dried sour cherries, jam, and sugar. Process until coarsely pureed. Transfer to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in almond extract. Let stand until cool.
• Make the dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; incorporate. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix to combine.
• Transfer dough to a clean work surface, and divide into four equal portions. Place one portion between two pieces of parchment paper that are at least 12 inches square. Roll out dough to a 3 1/2-by-9-inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with the remaining three portions dough. Transfer to a baking sheet and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• Assemble the cookies: Remove dough from freezer. Remove top pieces of parchment from dough. Spread one-third of the filling evenly over one portion of dough. Invert second rectangle over the first; remove parchment on top. Repeat layering process, leaving the top rectangle uncoated. Trim to a 3 1/4-by-8 1/2-inch brick. Wrap in plastic wrap and transfer to freezer for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with Silpats (French nonstick baking mats). Cut the brick into 1/4-inch-thick rectangles; place on baking sheets, spaced 2 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake until light golden around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

STRIPED ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide into thirds. Add cherries and food coloring to one portion, chocolate to another portion and nonpareils to remaining portion., Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with waxed paper. Spread cherry dough over bottom. Cover with chocolate dough, then remaining dough. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. Remove dough from pan; cut in half lengthwise. Cut each portion into 1/4-in. slices. For easier handling, freeze until firm, 10-15 minutes. Bake 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

COLORED STRIPED ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with wax paper or parchment paper (try to get most wrinkles out); set aside.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat in egg.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually beat this into creamed mixture.
• Divide the dough into thirds; each in it's own small bowl.
• Add crushed mints and red food color to 1 third; mix well (may need to use hands to blend color well).
• Add melted chocolate to another third; mix well (may need to use hands).
• Add nonpareils and green food color to last third; mix well (may need to use hands).
• Spread red dough on bottom of lined loaf pan. Spread chocolate dough on top of that. Lastly, spread the green dough on top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours (or place in freezer for 1 hour).
• When chilled and firm, remove dough from pan.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lay the loaf of dough flat on a cutting board (just the way it was in the loaf pan) and use a large knife to cut dough down the middle lengthwise. Now cut each strip into 1/4" - 1/2" slices across (so each is "striped).
• Place slices 1" apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.

ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts if desire. , On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into three 10-in. x 1-in. rolls. Tightly wrap each roll in waxed paper. Freeze for at least 12 hours. , Cut into 3/8-in. slices and place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

HOLIDAY BAKERY TRAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream softened butter.
• Mix in sugar thoroughly.
• Beat in egg yolk, and extracts until light and fluffy.
• Stir in flour by hand, 1 cup at a time, making a soft dough.
• Press cookies out following directions for your cookie press.
• Suggestions are "Fingers", "S-swirls", "Stars", and "Shells".
• Bake 8-10 minutes (depending on size) at 350°.
• Let cool completely on a rack.
• Optional: Melt 8 squares of semisweet chocolate over hot (not boiling) water.
• When melted, remove from flame but leave it over the hot water.
• Dip each cookie in hot chocolate, resting it on a long tined fork.
• It can be half dipped or bottom dipped or however you choose.
• Let set upside down on rack or waxed paper.
• It helps set the chocolate if you place the dipped cookies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• The chocolate should remain solid at room temperature, but a hot summer day could make it soft enough to give anyone sticky fingers.
• In that case store in the refrigerator.
• While chocolate is still warm you can dip the edge in coconut or ice cream sprinkles (jimmies) The finger shapes can also be spread with raspberry or apricot Jam and sandwiched together.
• This produces the fancy cookies seen on Bakery trays.
• Notes: The dough can also be chilled for several hours and then rolled out to make cut out cookies.
• For a different flavor leave out the almond extract and substitute 2 teaspoons of orange or lemon extract.

CHERRY ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. Pat cherries between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Stir cherries and pecans into dough; cover and chill 2 hours.
• Shape dough into two 1 1/2"-diameter, 8"-long rolls. Roll in colored sugar, if desired. Wrap rolls in wax paper and freeze until firm.
• Unwrap frozen dough and slice into 1/4"-thick slices, using a sharp knife. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

GINGER ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugar, shortening, add eggs.
• Beat well.
• Add molasses and dry ingredients to make a stiff dough.
• Form into 3 or 4 rolls about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Wrap dough in waxed paper and put in icebox to chill for atleast 2 hours.
• Slice dough into 1/8-inch slices or larger, place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake in 375°F oven for 8-10 minutes or until done.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

ORANGE ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• in large bowl, cream butter and sugar.add egg and orange rind.mix well.
• sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
• add to creamed mixture --
• on a floured surface, knead dough till smooth --
• shape into 2 rolls about 1 1/2" in diameter.and flatten tops to make an oval shape.
• wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight.in refrigerator.
• preheat oven to 375* --
• grease and flour a cookie sheet.
• add food coloring to 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
• to make desired orange color.
• roll dough in colored sugar and slice 1/4" thick.
• arrange on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
• to prepare ICING:.
• mix powdered sugar and orange juice.
• brush cookies with icing --
• let cool.