Easy Iced Homerun Cookies Food

ICED HEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Remove 1 disk of dough; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Roll out 1/8 inch thick between two sheets of floured parchment, dusting with flour as needed. Cut shapes with 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutters. Using a spatula, transfer to prepared baking sheets (if dough gets too soft, refrigerate 10 minutes). Reroll scraps and cut more shapes. Repeat with remaining disk of dough.
• Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, about 12 minutes. (If bubbles form, tap baking sheet firmly against oven rack a few times during baking.) Let cool completely on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to 1 week.
• Royal Icing: In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine confectioners' sugar and egg white on low speed. Add a scant 1/4 cup water, then increase speed to medium-high and mix until icing holds a ribbon-like trail on surface for 3 seconds when you raise paddle, about 10 minutes. Reduce speed to low and mix 1 minute more to eliminate air bubbles. Divide icing and add food color, a drop at a time, until desired color is reached to one half. Use immediately, or store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 3 days. Stir well before using.
• Decorating: Pour white icing into a bowl, hold a cookie face down, and gently dip it in, letting excess drip off and tapping gently to remove bubbles. Arrange iced cookies end to end. Let dry completely, then brush across each cookie diagonally with pink "paint." For gold specks, dot on edible luster dust mixed with a bit of lemon or other clear extract.

EASY ICED HOMERUN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, butter and egg until dough forms a ball.
• On floured surface with rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with round cookie cutter; place rounds about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat water and meringue powder until foamy. Add powdered sugar, corn syrup and lemon extract; mix on low speed until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Increase speed to medium-low; beat 5 minutes. Increase speed again to medium-high; beat until mixture forms stiff peaks. Transfer Royal Icing to airtight container.
• Transfer 1 cup icing to bowl; stir in white food color until bright white. Spoon into decorating bag fitted with small round tip. Pipe outline on outer edge of each cookie. Let icing set 1 hour.
• Transfer another portion of icing to bowl; stir in white food color until bright white. Stir in water, a small amount at a time (about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon), until well blended. Continue to stir in water until icing falls back into itself. Spoon thinned icing into decorating bag fitted with small round tip. Fill center of each cookie with icing. Use knife or toothpick to bring icing to edges. Let cookies set 6 hours or overnight.
• Transfer 1 cup icing to bowl; stir in red food color. Spoon icing into decorating bag fitted with small round tip. Pipe baseball details on cookies. Let icing set until completely dry.

ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with silicone liners (such as Silpat®).
• Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until blended, about 1 minutes, scraping the sides as needed. Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed just until blended. Mix in oats, raisins, and pecans on low speed just to blend.
• With a 2-inch cookie scoop, scoop dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• While the cookies are cooking, whisk powdered sugar, butter, and 1 tablespoon apple juice together in a bowl until smooth. Add more juice if needed for a good drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle icing over cooled cookies. Let icing set before serving, about 30 minutes.