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Edge of the Cup Cookies

November 20, 2012 By Francois Leave a Comment

Winter is finally approaching. Each morning gets a little colder than the last and getting out from under warm blankets gets a lot harder. These days the only thing that gets me out of bed is the smell of coffee. I love that smell. The machine sounds, I could do without. =) No matter your brew of choice, today’s cookie idea is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face, even those who will never be morning people. After all, what’s better than a hot drink with a cookie hanging on the side of the cup? Here is how to make them:

Edge of the Cup Cookies
 
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makes 30 cookies
Ingredients
  • Ingredients
  • for the cookies:
  • 12 tbsp butter (1½ sticks)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2½ cups flour
  • for the royal icing:
  • One 2lb bag of confectioner sugar
  • ⅓ cup meringue powder
  • ¾ cup water
  • food coloring (brown)
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the egg and any flavorings and mix on medium speed to incorporate.
  3. Add the flour and mix on low speed until the dough comes together.
  4. Cut and bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 minutes.
  5. To make royal icing, place confectioner sugar, meringue powder and water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute then increase to high speed and mix for 8 minutes. Split the icing in 2 bowls and add food coloring.
3.1.08

We are using our classic sugar cookie dough. Roll out your dough to 1/8″ thick and cut your favorite shapes. I like to keep things seasonal so I am using acorn and leaf cookie cutters today:

Using a pairing knife or a cookie cutter shaped like the letter “i”, cut a notch in each cookie:

Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

To decorate them, I kept things simple and used royal icing in 2 shades of brown:

Done!

All you have to do is hang your finished cookies on the edge of cups for maximum wow factor.

Now would you please get out of bed?

Enjoy!!!

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