Nelson Cookie Bake Rolled Cookies Recipes

NELSON COOKIE BAKE PINK BON BON COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla.
• Add red food coloring.
• Mix in flour and salt until dough hold together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 - 2 Tablespoons light cream.
• Mold dough by teaspoonfuls around Maraschino cherry.
• Place cookies about 1 inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until set but not browned.
• Cool. Dip tops of cookies into Icing.

NO CHILL ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a baking sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. *The butter should be (preferably) at room temperature, but still firm. If your working with cold butter, it will take longer to cream together but can be cut in to the sugar using a pastry cutter to help your dough stay chilled during the mixing process.
• Once the butter and sugar are combined, add the extracts and egg, baking powder and pinch of salt. Combine thoroughly.
• Add the flour, starting with 2 cups. Work the flour into the dough, even with only 2/3 of the flour mixed in the dough may seem crumbly but it will all come together when turned out and kneaded (like bread) before rolling out to cut shapes.
• Once the first 2 cups of flour has been incorporated, turn the dough out onto a well floured surface or pastry mat and work the remaining flour into the dough until you have a firm cookie dough for rolling. *Typically, I use 2 3/4 cups of the flour at this point and save the remaining 1/4 cup of flour for working with the dough while rolling.
• Roll out sugar cookie dough to your desired thickness (usually 1/4 - 1/2 inch depending on your preference) and cut into shapes. Transfer to baking sheet(s) and bake for 6-9 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the oven before any browning starts on the bottom edges of your cut out sugar cookies.
• Allow your cookies to remain on the baking sheet for 5-6 minutes as they will continue to bake on the baking sheet. Transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before storing or decorating. *I recommend allowing your cookies to sit for several hours (and preferably overnight) before decorating with icing, as they can absorb the icing and become too soft.

THE BEST ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

ROLL AND CUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter and sugar. Do not take this mixture to a "light cream." Think "incorporate" ? not "cream." Just make sure the mixture is smooth ? no butter lumps.
• In a small bowl mix egg, milk/cream, and extracts. Add this mixture all at once to the butter and sugar. Mix just until the egg is broken. The mixture will "curdle" but that's not a problem.
• In another small bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. Add these dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients in the mixing bowl. Process to form dough.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. It's just that simple! The beauty of this dough is that it does not need to chill before using it. Simply flour a work surface. Knead the dough a few times to smooth it out and with a rolling pin, roll dough. Cut into desired shapes. The dough scraps can be used several times. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE ROLLED COOKIE GLAZE ICING

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar, Just Whites dried egg whites with water and beat until it is a smooth. (Note: water can be adjusted to obtain desired consistency for dipping cookies in Glaze.).
• Separate Glaze into two bowls and add paste food coloring:.
• Tint Red for Christmas stocking cookie shapes.
• Tint Green for Christmas tree cookie shapes.
• Dip each cookie in glaze and let dry thoroughly prior to storing.

ROLL-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. (Dough will be very stiff. If necessary, stir in the last cup of flour mixture by hand. Do not chill.) On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 6-7 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely. For glaze, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Using a small brush and stirring glaze often, brush on cookies, decorating as desired.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE CREAM CHEESE SNOW MAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and cheese. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add cake mix (dry), 1/3 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Cover; chill 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Drop by scant teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until light brown.
• Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet. Then dust with powdered sugar.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE PEANUT BLOSSOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream shortening, peanut butter, egg, 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until well mixed.
• Mix flour, salt and baking soda together. Add gradually to creamed mixture.
• Shape 1 teaspoon of dough into round ball for each cookie.
• Roll balls in remaining sugar. Place on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove cookies from oven and press one Hershey Kiss in the middle of each cookie.
• Then return cookie to oven for 1 minute.

NELSON COOKIE BAKE ROLLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly in food processor: butter, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract .
• Blend in flour, soda, and cream of tartar.
• Cover; chill 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16" thick on lightly floured board. Cut into desired shapes; Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Bake 7 to 8 minuts or until light brown on edge.