{"id":3171,"date":"2010-11-24T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2010-11-24T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T14:32:35","slug":"finding-st-nicholas-and-a-spice-cookie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=3171","title":{"rendered":"Finding St. Nicholas and a spice cookie recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was a little reluctant to start these cookies.  My expectations were too high.<\/p>\n

I was hoping to make in gingerbread and icing that which I could hardly sketch with pencils. <\/p>\n

But they turned out quite nice, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

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They started out rather amorphous shapes.<\/p>\n

Then I outlined them with royal icing.<\/p>\n

(basically egg whites, cream of tartar and 10x sugar)<\/p>\n

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Then after painting them with a white glaze, I started defining the design.    Because I wanted them a deep red, the icing needed a lot of red food coloring, and even then it wasn’t dark or rich enough, so I added a sprinkling of red sanding sugar.  This added the depth of color and a wonderful texture.<\/p>\n

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The smaller St. Nick had a small ball spatter that gave it a more rustic look.<\/p>\n

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I had a lot<\/u> of red icing left- so I made some apples as well and added gourmet red sugar to the look-<\/p>\n

\"DSC04810\"<\/a> it sure added to the sparkle!<\/p>\n

Here’s the recipe for the cookies- I tried to convert it for you metric users.<\/p>\n

(If I were you, I’d double check my measurements- I’m not a whiz at math!)<\/p>\n

Spice Cookies<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 cup (227 grams) shortening<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup (652 grams) brown sugar<\/p>\n

3\/4 TBS cinnamon<\/p>\n

3\/4 tsp of ginger, cloves, nutmeg<\/p>\n

2 large eggs<\/p>\n

1 cup (342 grams) molasses<\/p>\n

3\/4 tsp baking powder<\/p>\n

1 1\/4 tsp baking soda<\/p>\n

4 1\/2 cup (482 grams) AP flour<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Cream together shortening, sugar,spices- add eggs, beating in until smooth.  Add molasses, again beating until smooth.  Stir in dry ingredients, mix until you have a sticky mess!  Well, maybe not a mess, but the dough is quite sticky!  <\/p>\n

You will be adding flour when you roll them out – but for right now stick into the refrigerator, and leave overnight.<\/p>\n

Roll out and cut into shapes- or make into balls and roll in sugar and bake at 375 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes<\/p>\n

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And decorate to your heart’s delight!<\/p>\n

Now I’m off to make the stuffing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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