Peppermint Cookies With Baking Ammonia Food

PEPPERMINT COOKIES WITH BAKING AMMONIA

Steps:

• Beat together eggs and sugar until white, then add sour cream and oil.
• In a cup, mix baking ammonia and warm milk, then pour into first mixture.
• Add peppermint extract and mix well.
• Add salt, baking powder and flour.
• The dough should be very soft.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• The next day roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters(I used a 2 inch round cookie cutter).
• Before baking, place a 9 x 13 inch cake pan full of water at the bottom of the oven.
• Bake at 400°F for 8- 10 minutes(for my convection oven I found this a bit too hot, I used 375°F for 8 minutes.).
• Cookies must remain white.
• Ice cookies after they have cooled, with a glace.
• You can use a pastry brush to apply the glace.

AMMONIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix butter and shortening. Add sugar, coconut, flour and baking ammonia. Mix well. Form into small balls about the size of a walnut. Flatten with a fork. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 11 minutes, or until cookies turn light brown.

AMMONIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Grease cookie sheet lightly.
• Cream Shortening and Sugar, add Cream, Milk and Peppermint Extract.
• Sift Flour and Baking Amonia together; add gradually to mixture.
• Roll out dough on a well floured surface about 1/2" thick max. and cut outwith a 1 1/2 - 2" cookie cutter.
• Bake at 350 F for 10 - 15 minute.

PEPPERMINT HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat the butter and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg into butter mixture until completely incorporated. Mix flour and salt into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Fold crushed candy canes into the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Roll dough into balls 1 tablespoon at a time; arrange on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar and warm water together in a small bowl until you have a smooth icing. Dip top of each cookie in the icing, Top with additional crushed candy cane, if desired. Set aside to let the icing dry, at least 5 minutes.