I love to bake and have followed the Blog of Mckmama for quite some time she has a friend who is an amazing baker...she has fabulous ideas for valentines day..check out her website and hopefully you will find some tasty treats for your sweety or kiddos...YUM!!!
http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/
These could melt in my mouth...mmmmmm
What a fabulous idea...
Here is her Recipe...
Coffee Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder2 eggs
2 tbsp. fresh ground coffee (you can also use instant crystals or powder)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt (I prefer kosher when baking)
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
In a small bowl, combine eggs, vanilla, and coffee.
In yet another bowl, add together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Slowly add your egg mixture to the butter mixture until well combined. Slowly add flour mixture until fully combined, do not over beat.
I would chill this dough for AT LEAST one hour, preferably overnight.
When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden. Allow cookies to cool completely before covering in any icing.
Sugar Cookie Frosting Recipe
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar (powder sugar)
- 1 Tablespoon Milk
- 1 drop Lemon Juice (fresh or processed)
- 1 Tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
Combine powder sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice in a bowl.
******This next step is important!******
If you need a thicker frosting, say for outlining your cookies, add LESS milk. Just a drop at a time.
If you have already outlined your cookies and need a to fill in or ’spill’ your cookies, you can add more milk (as much as you would need) to make your frosting very runny.
If you are using food coloring, be sure to use LESS milk. Most food colorings are liquid and can make your frosting more runny. If you are using a gel food coloring, your milk quanity can remain the same.
If you want to add different flavors, you can add drops of vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon, etc. to flavor your frosting.
If you want more SHINE, use more corn syrup and less milk.
This frosting will stay good for days in the fridge.
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