Sourdough Sugar Cookies Food

SOURDOUGH SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Then line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• In a stand mixer cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Use the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed.
• Add eggs one at a time, vanilla and sourdough discard and mix until combined.
• Then add the dry ingredients and mix the dough until just combined. It will be thick and not too sticky. Do not over mix.
• Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl and clean the paddle. At this point it should start to form a ball.
• Start to create the cookie. Form 1 tablespoon sized balls of dough, then lightly roll those balls into the rolling sugar.
• Set balls on a cookie sheet pan.
• Bake for 7 to 10 minutes. Check after 7. The cookies should be soft in the center but done.
• Make sure to remove the cookies before the edges turn golden brown, you do not want to overbake them.
• Allow the cookies to cook for 5 minutes prior to moving to the cooling rack.
• Repeat the baking process until all cookies are done.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough with powdered sugar. Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time, sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill. Cut into desired shape, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Put the sugar in a food processor and pulse a few times to finely grind. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and pulse just to combine.
• Add the butter and pulse until all of the butter is incorporated into the flour and the mixture is sandy. Add the egg and vanilla and pulse until the mixture comes together in big clumps.
• Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead a few times to form a ball. Divide the dough in half, pat into 2 discs about 1/4 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Let the dough sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make rolling easier. Put 1 disc of dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out with desired cookie cutters and arrange on one of the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake until the bottom of the cookies are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet until firm enough to transfer to a rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough. Gently gather any scraps into a ball and press into another disc. Chill the disc until firm enough to roll and cut out as many cookies as possible.
• For the icing: Sift together the confectioners' sugar and the meringue powder in a large bowl and add 6 tablespoons water. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high until the mixture is glossy and soft peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes. Add food coloring if using or divide into several batches and color with different shades of food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired. The cookies can be store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES I

Steps:

• Cream together 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Add sour cream.
• Mix together 5 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to the egg-sugar mixture.
• Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 10 - 12 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: In small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat together the softened cream cheese and evaporated milk until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt and confectioners' sugar. Beat until well blended. Color as desired and frost cooled cookies.

SWEET SOURDOUGH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat in sourdough starter and egg. Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, and baking soda until smooth. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

SOURDOUGH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies: Cream together shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs, sourdough starter, and flavorings;.
• mix well.
• Stir flour mixture into starter mixture until well blended.
• Chill dough, if desired.
• Roll out dough 1/4-inch thick and cut with cookie cutters.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° until very lightly browned.
• Remove immediately from oven and transfer cookies to cooling rack.
• When cool, paint with egg yolk paint.
• Use clean paint brush.
• Decorate with icing.
• Egg-Yolk Paint: Blend together egg yolks, water, desired good coloring and corn syrup to sweeten.
• If you want to use more than one color, divide into small jars before adding color.
• Icing: Combine ingredients.
• Beat with electric mixer at high speed for 7-10 minutes--Icing is now ready to use.
• Keep bowl covered with damp cloth to prevent drying.
• Icing will dry very hard and cookies are stackable.

SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat butter in a saucepan over medium until it simmers and foam rises to surface. Continue cooking until solids sink to bottom and turn golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Pour into a mixing bowl, scraping in browned solids as well. Let cool 30 minutes.
• Beat butter with sugar, baking soda, and salt on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla and continue beating another 1 minute. Beat in sourdough discard until combined. Add flour; beat to combine. Add chocolate; beat to combine. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Use a 2-ounce scoop to form 1/4-cup balls of dough; arrange on parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. (Formed balls can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 24 hours, or frozen up to 1 month; if making from frozen, add about 2 minutes to baking time.)
• Bake 9 minutes. Remove sheets from oven and bang on a hard surface or oven rack. Bake 3 minutes more; remove and bang again. Bake until cookies begin to brown at edges and are just set in center, 3 to 5 minutes more. Let cool on sheets on a wire rack 5 minutes, then transfer directly to rack and let cool completely (or serve warm). Cookies can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

SOURDOUGH OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add starter and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and, if desired, pecans., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press lightly on each cookie to flatten. Bake until set but still soft, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 3 minutes. Serve warm or remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

SUGAR COOKIES - NO BREAK, FAIL-SAFE AND FOOLPROOF

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a second bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Sift flour mixture into butter mixture 1 cup at a time and blend well.
• Roll dough into ball and chill 3-4 hours or overnight.
• When ready to prepare cookies, preheat oven to 350°.
• Roll out dough and cut into shapes.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar or candies if desired (or frost cookie once baked and cooled).
• Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.