1. We have the orange cookies ready, now it’s time to decorate. Let's prepare the necessary ingredients for the glaze: Powdered sugar, lemon, dyes and colorful sprinkles.

2. Add a little lemon juice to a glass of water (8 tbsp). Place fine powdered sugar in a separate bowl.

3. Add the resulting lemon syrup to the powdered sugar and stir well until smooth.

4. The sugar glaze should be moderately liquid. So that you can easily paint cookies with a brush, and the paint will not run off. If you see that you have gone too far with water, add more powder. Or vice versa, if the cookies cannot be painted because the icing hardens as it goes, add more syrup.

4. Divide the glaze into several parts to add a different dye to each of them. I used green and red dyes, and also added cocoa to one of the parts and left the other part just white.

5. Now you need to quickly color the orange cookies in different colors. I painted with an ordinary brush. You can dip the cookies completely into the glaze and carefully place them on a flat surface to dry.

6. While the glaze has not dried, you can immediately sprinkle the cookies with colorful sprinkles or coconut flakes after coloring.

The sugar icing on the cookies dries very quickly, so you can soon collect the cookies all together in a basket. The coating will not deteriorate.

You know, there are recipes that always come to the rescue when a friend says that she will come to visit you in 30 minutes, and all you have in the refrigerator is butter, lemon, eggs (and a mouse that hanged itself).

Then, add a spoonful of lemon juice.


Remove from the bowl and knead the dough on a flat surface (on the table) under the warmth of your hands, the oil absorbs the flour, and the dough begins to form into a plastic mass.

After a smooth, plastic dough is formed, you need to wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.


While the dough is in the refrigerator, I I'm preparing icing. Icing is glaze. To ensure that the glaze does not darken and its consistency is denser, I add a little lemon juice (1/2 teaspoon).

I would like to note that the amount of sugar indicated in the recipe for making icing can be varied slightly. It depends on how big the egg was from which we extracted the white.


The glaze is brought to the required consistency. The glaze is thicker for the outline, and liquid for filling. Then cover with cling film to prevent it from getting crusty.

For convenience, you can use a pastry bag with a nozzle. But, in my experience, the bag is no worse if you draw simple patterns.
Prepare the cookies by cutting them into shapes.


Place cookies on pastry paper. Set the oven temperature to 180 degrees. Bake for about 8 minutes.

It is very important not to overlook when the livers are browning. They burn instantly!

I usually decorate the stars with icing.

To decorate with icing, I use a regular plastic bag. First I cut off a corner, and then I load the icing there. Once all the icing is in the bag, cut off the tip of the bag and start painting.

I want to say that these simple cookies always delight all my guests! And absolutely everyone leaves me with a recipe. Today I am pleased to share this “star” recipe with you! And yes, this is my debut on the site :)

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New Year's cookies with icing lift the festive mood and bring joy, especially to children. Cookies can be beautifully prepared and presented as a gift to friends and loved ones. On the New Year's table with - it will be an excellent addition to dessert.

Today you will learn simple recipes for its preparation. The original design of the figures will pleasantly surprise you. An overview of all aspects of the baking process using photos and videos will help you make the best choice.

The coming New Year is the year of the Yellow Dog according to the zodiac sign, so cookies in the shape of a dog must be present on the table.

Gingerbread cookies with icing - step by step recipe

Bake cookies, put them in a beautiful box and give them as a gift.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 270 g
• Sugar - 100 g
• Butter 100 g
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 sachet
• Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
• Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons
• Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom - 1/2 teaspoon
• Nutmeg - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cocoa powder - 1.5 tbsp. spoons

1. Add a bag of vanilla sugar or vanillin to the sugar.
2. Add 1 tsp to a glass of flour. baking powder.
3. In a separate cup, begin to combine all the dry ingredients: flour, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cocoa powder. Mix everything well.

4. In another bowl, mix butter and sugar. Beat at low speed until smooth.

5. Add the egg and beat again until smooth.

6. The result is an oil mixture like the one in the photo.

7. Add the oil mixture to the flour with seasonings.

8. First mix in a container with a spoon, and then put it on the table and knead with your hands.

9. Cover the finished dough with a homogeneous structure with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

10. Then divide the dough into two parts. We leave one part in the refrigerator (so that it does not melt and we will also bake New Year’s cookies), and roll out the second part between sheets of parchment paper.

11. Carefully roll out the layer to a thickness of 5 mm.

12. Take the shapes for cutting and place them on top of the rolled out layer, press with your palm - the figure is ready.

13. Remove excess dough with your fingers to the side.

14. Place on a baking sheet along with the paper and bake in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes at 180 degrees C.

15. To prepare the glaze, take the ingredients as in the photo.

16. Pour the white of one egg into a clean bowl and beat until light foam forms.

17. Then gradually add powdered sugar to the whipped egg whites and stir. Add lemon juice and stir again. The consistency should be smooth, uniform and stretchy, as in the photo.

18. We begin to decorate (paint) our cookies according to our personal imagination.

19. Place New Year's cookies in a vase and decorate the festive table. Or we put it in a box and give it as a gift.

Decoration (painting) of ginger cookies - review with photos

Look at examples of decorating or painting gingerbread cookies and do the same.

1. Cookies in the shape of a snowflake and a heart.

2. Baking painting: snowflake, snowman, deer.

3. Decorating the surface of the cookies

4. Decorate the snowmen with carrots and a scarf.

5. There are times when the New Year coincides with an anniversary or a significant event for people, so decorating the baking surface with bouquets of flowers is a cool option.

6. See the beautiful surface painting with your own hands.

7. On the snowman we form a hat, a carrot nose, pink cheeks and a scarf.

8. We paint the berry and the forest deer.

9. Draw the face of a dog - the heroine of the New Year.

Happy baking and beautiful painting, you will succeed.

New Year's cookies “Melted snowman” - a recipe for delicious cookies

You will need:

• 1 orange
• 150 g butter
• 150 g sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 500 g flour

Preparation

1. Remove the zest from the orange and squeeze out the juice.
2. Grind butter with sugar and vanilla sugar. Beat in the eggs and mix. Add the zest and orange juice and mix well again. Add baking powder and flour, knead the dough.
3. Roll out the dough into a layer 2 - 3 mm thick. Using a cookie cutter or glass, cut out round shapes for future cookies.
4. Lightly grease a baking tray or line it with baking paper. Place cookies. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 10 - 15 minutes.
5. The cookies are ready and let's move on.

Cookie Decoration

1. For decoration you will need: egg - 2 pcs, powdered sugar - 300 g, marshmallows, food coloring of different colors.
2. Prepare the protein glaze: beat the egg whites and powder.
3. Brush each cookie with glaze.
4. Place 1 piece on top. marshmallow, sticking it to the icing.
5. Using dyes in tubes we paint “eyes”, “noses”, “mouths” and scarves for the melted snowmen.

New Year's cookies are ready!

Oatmeal cookies with cranberries - a simple recipe

Products for 6 servings:

• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup shelled nuts
• 100 g butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt

Preparing the recipe

1. Grind butter at room temperature with sugar.
2. Beat the egg with salt and mix with butter.
3. Combine baking powder with flour and sift.
4. Chop the nuts.
5. Then add oatmeal, chopped nuts and cranberries to the butter mixture. Mix with flour.
6. Place the dough by the tablespoon onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, leaving a distance of 5 cm between the cookies.
7. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.

Take this as advice: Next time, instead of cranberries, add 50 g of dark chocolate, broken into pieces, and spices (1/2 tsp vanilla sugar or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon), 1/ 2 tsp. grated orange or lemon zest.

Recipe for delicious bunnies cookies

Products for 20 pieces - for the test:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 180 g margarine
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Filling - 1 can of boiled condensed milk

Products for glaze:

• 1 protein
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• food paints

Preparing the recipe - New Year's cookies

1. Beat margarine with sugar, add egg, beat a little more. Add flour and baking powder and knead into a soft dough. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. Roll out the dough into a thin layer, cut out 40 identical bunnies and bake them.
3. Fold the bunnies in pairs, sandwiching them with condensed milk.
4. To make the glaze, stir the whites with a fork, gradually adding powder until you get a thick mass that slowly drips from the fork. Add lemon juice. Divide into several parts, mix paint into each and paint the cookies.

With your own hands at home, you can get creative and cut out different shapes of figures.

New Year's cookies. Painting the surface of cookies with glaze - video

I hope you, dear readers, liked the recipes I offered for beautiful pastries for the holiday table.

Ingredients

For cookies:

• 240 g butter;
• 150 g sugar;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 240 g flour;
• 40 g cocoa;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• ½ teaspoon of soda;
• ¼ teaspoon salt;
• 2 tablespoons of milk.

For the glaze:

• 90 g butter;
• 3 tablespoons cocoa;
• 2 tablespoons milk;
• 250 g powdered sugar;
• confectionery topping - optional.

Preparation

Beat butter, sugar and vanillin with a mixer. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and beat until smooth. Pour in the milk and mix well again.

Roll out the dough and cut out circles or figures of the desired shape from it. Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 13 minutes.

While the finished cookies are cooling, make the frosting. To do this, place the butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until the butter has melted. Remove from heat, add powdered sugar and stir thoroughly.

Drizzle the cookies with chocolate glaze and decorate with sprinkles if desired. This must be done immediately, because the glaze hardens quickly. If the glaze has thickened, simply heat it over the heat for 15-20 seconds, stirring constantly.

Ingredients

• 180 g butter;
• 200 g sugar;
• 1 egg;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 320 g flour;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• ½ teaspoon of soda;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg;
• 140 ml sour cream.

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and sour cream and knead the dough. Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate overnight or at least for a couple of hours.

Roll out the dough and cut out shapes. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 10–12 minutes. The cookies should be slightly browned. Let it cool before applying the frosting. You will find three glaze recipes at the end of the article.

Ingredients

• 240 g butter;
• 200 g sugar;
• 60 g powdered sugar;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 1 teaspoon mint extract - optional;
• 1 egg;
• 300 g flour;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• ½ teaspoon red food coloring.

Preparation

Using a mixer, beat the butter, sugar, powdered sugar, vanillin, mint extract and egg. If you can't find peppermint extract, replace it with a pinch of cinnamon. The cookies will have a different, but no less pleasant winter taste and aroma. Then add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.

Divide the dough into two equal parts. Add food coloring to one of them to make a bright red dough. Wrap each piece in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.

Then pinch off a little dough from both parts. Using your hands, roll them into thin sausages about 12 cm long. Roll them into a pigtail and form a “candy cane”. Do the same with the rest of the dough.

Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned. The finished cookies can be decorated with powdered sugar.

Ingredients

• 240 g butter;
• 130 g sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• ½ teaspoon baking powder;
• 1 teaspoon of soda;
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon + a little more for decoration;
• 360 g flour;
• ½ cup chopped walnuts + a little more for decoration;
• ½ cup white chocolate chips + more for decoration;
• 1 large apple;
• ¼ cup caramel sauce.

Preparation

Beat butter and sugar with a mixer. Add eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon. Stir until smooth. Gradually add flour, constantly stirring the dough.

Add chopped nuts and chocolate chips to the dough. You can make it yourself: just finely chop white chocolate. Peel the apple, remove the core and cut it into small cubes. Add the apple to the dough and stir.

Form the dough into small balls and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Flatten the balls slightly with your hand, make a small indentation in the middle of each and fill it with caramel. Sprinkle with nuts, chocolate chips and cinnamon. Flatten the cookies with a spatula until they are flat.

Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 180°C for 12 minutes until the cookies are golden brown. Cool completely before serving. By the way, the next day these cookies will be even tastier than immediately after cooking.

Ingredients

• 220 g butter;
• 5 tablespoons of sugar;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• ¼ teaspoon salt;
• 240 g flour;
• 240 g chopped walnuts;
• 200 g of powdered sugar.

Preparation

Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer until creamy. Then add vanilla and salt. Gradually add flour, constantly whisking the dough. Add nuts and mix thoroughly. Divide the dough into two parts, wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.

Use your hands to form small balls of about 2.5 cm in diameter from the chilled dough. Place them on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 12-14 minutes, until the cookies begin to brown. Don't bake for too long or the balls will break.

Roll the still warm cookies in powdered sugar. Let it cool and roll in powder again.

Ingredients

For cookies:

• 300 g flour;
• 2 teaspoons baking powder;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• 250 g sugar;
• 120 g butter;
• 100 g ricotta;
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest;
• 2 eggs;
• vanillin - on the tip of the knife.

For the glaze:

• 280 g powdered sugar;
• 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice.

Preparation

Mix flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat sugar, softened butter, ricotta and lemon zest with a mixer. Continuing to beat, add the eggs one at a time. Add flour mixture and vanilla and stir until smooth. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Form the chilled dough into balls approximately 2.5 cm in diameter. Place the balls on parchment-lined baking sheets, slightly flattening them on the bottom. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 9-11 minutes until lightly browned.

While the cookies are cooling, mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice. If the glaze is too thick, add a little more lemon juice. Drizzle ½ teaspoon frosting over each cookie. If desired, you can decorate the cookies with confectionery sprinkles.

Ingredients

• 120 g butter;
• 30 large marshmallows (can be replaced with soft marshmallows);
• 1 ½ teaspoons green food coloring;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 350 g corn flakes;
• a little vegetable oil;
• red dragees - for decoration.

Preparation

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add marshmallows and stir until completely dissolved. If you are using marshmallows, cut them into small pieces and add a little water to the pan.

Remove pan from heat, add food coloring, vanilla and cornflakes. Mix everything thoroughly. Place a tablespoon of this mixture on parchment greased with vegetable oil. While the mixture has not cooled, use your hands to form New Year's wreaths from it and decorate with dragees. Leave the cookies to cool on the parchment at room temperature.

And this video clearly shows the process of preparing these “wreaths”:

Ingredients

For cookies:

• 240 g butter;
• 200 g sugar;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• ¼ teaspoon salt;
• 1 egg;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 270 g flour;
• 1 tablespoon cocoa;
• 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar.

For filling:

• 250 g powdered sugar;
• 30 g butter;
• 2 teaspoons ground coffee;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• some milk.

Preparation

First make the dough. Using a mixer, mix butter, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the egg and vanilla and achieve a homogeneous consistency. Gradually add flour and knead the dough. Divide the dough into two parts, wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

On a floured surface, roll out the dough into thin sheets. Cut out figures from the dough, place them on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake in an oven preheated to 190°C for 8–10 minutes.

Mix filling ingredients, adding milk as needed. You should get a thick cream. Place a teaspoon of coffee filling on one cookie and cover with the second. Mix cocoa and powdered sugar and sprinkle this mixture over the resulting sandwiches.

Ingredients

• 200 g sugar;
• 240 g butter;
• 80 g cream cheese;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 1 egg;
• 270 g flour.

Preparation

Mix sugar, softened butter, cream cheese, salt, vanilla and egg yolk until smooth. Gradually add flour, constantly stirring the dough. Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate overnight.

Place the chilled dough on a floured table and roll out into a thin layer. Don't roll it too thin, otherwise the cookies will turn out tough. If there is too much dough, just put the excess in the refrigerator until next time.

Cut out shapes from the dough and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies in an oven preheated to 190°C for 7–10 minutes until lightly browned. Cookies should be cooled before decorating.

Ingredients

• 120 g butter;
• 150 g sugar;
• 100 g honey;
• 1 large egg;
• 2 tablespoons of water;
• 320 g flour;
• 1 teaspoon of soda;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger;
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg;
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves.

Preparation

Beat butter and sugar with a mixer. Add honey, egg and water and stir. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and gradually add them to the dough, stirring constantly. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Roll out the dough into a thin sheet on a floured surface. Cut out figures of men from the dough and place them on baking sheets greased with vegetable oil or covered with parchment. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 8–10 minutes until the cookies are golden brown.

Now that you have baked delicious, aromatic cookies, it’s time to make them a real decoration for the holiday table. Thanks to a variety of molds, delicious icing, food coloring and a culinary syringe, you can create real works of art. Here are some ideas for inspiration:

1. Classic glaze

Ingredients

• 250 g powdered sugar;
• 4 tablespoons milk;
• vanillin - on the tip of the knife.

Preparation

Beat all ingredients with a mixer until smooth. The icing should not spread, but at the same time you should be comfortable decorating the cookies.

If the glaze is too thick, add a little more milk. Please note that it will increase in volume. You can then add food coloring if desired.

This glaze takes several hours to dry. But if you want to decorate the cookies with some kind of confectionery topping, it is better to do this immediately after applying the glaze. This way the decorations will stick better.

There are many original designs for New Year's cookies:

2. Protein glaze

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites;
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice;
• 330 g powdered sugar.

Preparation

Beat egg whites and lemon juice with a mixer. Add sifted powdered sugar and beat until smooth. If the glaze is too thin, add a little more powdered sugar, and if it's too thick, add a little water.

Here are some ideas for decorating cookies with egg white icing:

3. Butter glaze

Ingredients

• 75 g melted butter;
• 500 g powdered sugar;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• 5 tablespoons of milk.

Preparation

Beat all ingredients with a mixer until creamy. If the glaze is too thin, add a little milk.

See how easy it is to decorate cookies with buttercream frosting:

You can decorate your Christmas tree with these beautiful cookies. To do this, you need to make holes in the cookies before baking, and then insert thin ribbons into them. And it can also become an unusual gift.

What could be tastier than shortbread cookies? Only homemade shortbread! Today we will talk about a variety of recipes for this delicious pastry, as well as ways to prepare glaze and coat finished products with it.

Making shortbread cookies - basic recipe

This recipe can be safely called basic. By adding different ingredients, you can achieve completely different tastes. Making these cookies is very easy, you just need to purchase the necessary ingredients. So, let's take the following ingredients:

• Butter - 200 grams;
• Granulated sugar - 1 glass;
• Flour - about a glass (how much the dough will take);
• Vanilla sugar - teaspoon.

Cooking method:

1. The butter must be removed from the refrigerator in advance. Moreover, it is better not to skimp on this product - replacing it with margarine or spread will negatively affect the taste of the cookies. Mix softened butter with sugar, add flour.
2. Knead the dough until you get an elastic “bun”.
3. Now roll it out on a floured surface and cut out the cookies into the desired shape. For example, circles. If desired, sprinkle each cookie with sugar or cinnamon and place in a preheated oven (temperature 200 degrees). The cookies bake quite quickly - they are ready in 15 minutes. Make sure that the products do not burn; if necessary, simply reduce the heat.

Chocolate shortbread cookies

Chocolate cookies are made based on the above recipe. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa to the dough, then bake the cookies.

Both regular and chocolate cookies can be made with filling. For example, jam, marmalade or melted chocolate. To do this, grease one cookie with the filling and place another on top. We wait for complete hardening and serve the sweets to the table.

Video of making shortbread cookies

httpss://youtu.be/W3FoGWBWfmY

Preparing glaze for shortbread cookies

Even the simplest cookies can look festive and original. To do this, just prepare the glaze. We will talk about several glaze recipes, as well as New Year's decorations for finished baked goods. If you have children, making this dessert can be a real New Year's tradition.

For the first and simplest version of the glaze, we take the following products:

• Powdered sugar - about 200 grams;
• Water - approximately 40-60 milliliters;
• Lemon juice - teaspoon.

Pour some water and lemon juice into the powder. Whip the mixture intensively with a whisk, and then add the rest of the water. The finished glaze should be glossy. With the help of dyes it can be painted in any color.

Another glaze recipe is butter-based. We take the following components:

• Butter - a glass;
• Granulated sugar - 4 cups;
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream;
• A couple of drops of vanilla extract.

The main task is to beat the butter and sugar well. To do this we use a food processor or mixer. As soon as the mass becomes dense and airy, add cream and vanilla extract to it and beat for a couple more minutes.

Decoration for New Year's cookies

Since everyone's favorite New Year holiday is approaching, we suggest you try decorating cookies with themed painting.

1. Cut out cookies in the shape of a boot. Apply red icing to the entire surface, then use white icing to paint the cookies with any pattern.
   

   You can add some bright colors, but white painting looks best.

2. Cover cookies in the shape of a Christmas tree with green fondant icing. Then, using several different colored icing options, we apply small drops (balls), and then draw garlands.
3. Cut the dough into a mitten shape and bake the cookies. Now you can give free rein to your imagination - use any colors of the main coating and ornament, you can glue small dragees with glaze as decoration.
4. If you are good at sculpting, make sweets in the shape of the symbol of the coming year - a dog.
5. We build a snowman from three circles of different diameters. Let's bake. Then we cover it with white icing and draw eyes, nose and scarf using other colors. For these purposes, you can use gel culinary pencils, which are used to write inscriptions on cakes and cupcakes.
6. And the easiest option is to make a round cake, and then paint each cookie in the form of a decoration ball. You can glue culinary sprinkles of various shapes to create a very interesting product.

Decorating cookies is great with kids. They will certainly like the result. In addition, such fancy products can be hung on the Christmas tree. And of course, homemade sweets are much healthier than store-bought ones, which are simply stuffed with additives and preservatives.