Friday, December 13, 2013

Chocolate Glazed Cut-Out Christmas Cookies

This is my own little twist on the christmas classic, made in an italian kitchen minus the fun shapes. Since I could not make snowmen or reindeer silhouettes, squares or diamonds were a simple and classy alternative. If you wanted to give an extra touch, you can let your cookies cool on rolling pin for a convex shape and drizzle a jackson pollock-esk design on top.

5 cups flour
1 tsp b. soda
1 tsp b. powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Sprinkle of nutmeg

1 cup 2 eggs (sounds like a bad joke) fill remainder with milk
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar (opt. substitute 1/2 cup with brown sugar)
1 tsp vanilla
opt 1 drop YL lemon essential oil

Mix well and refrigerate over night.

Glaze:

2 cups water
2 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 - 1/2 cup cocoa powder (as desired)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
sprinkle of nutmeg

Could always add in ginger or orange instead of lemon.

Enjoy!

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