This is the first year we've made Halloween cookies. Really, it was just an excuse to try out a new recipe and utilize (in a different way) some really cool Halloween pancake molds my mom got us last year from Williams Sonoma.
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I try to let the boys get involved in each step of the cookie-making process. Including using the mixer...on the lowest setting and after I have already combined the ingredients a bit. If you know me, you know I would not do well with flour flying everywhere in my kitchen. But, they really love using the mixer.
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Then, they lick the beaters. I would say that this is probably their favorite part.
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Then we took a break for a few hours for the dough to chill in the refrigerator and for the boys to take their naps. (And apparently change clothes...can't remember why that happened, but I do know that this was definitely the same day.)
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I gave them each a small part of the dough to pat down....
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...and then roll out. They love this part too. It's just fun to play with dough.
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Then we used our pancake molds in a very non-traditional way and cut out our cookies. (Side note: I love taking up-close action shots of what they are doing because it adds a little detail to the photo story and also because it will help me remember how sweet the dimples are on their little hands.)
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We cut out leaves, bats, ghosts, and pumpkins.
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We followed the recipe for the glaze too, so we just spooned it onto the cookies.
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I gave each of the boys three cookies to decorate (that would be theirs to eat) because it's inevitable that the decorating spoon will get licked.
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Glazing cookies is very serious business. Look at that concentration. I forgot to take a photo of the finished product. The glaze was yummy, but not as pretty as royal icing on cookies (which is also yummy, in my opinion). The cookies themselves had a really great taste and I could tell where the cream cheese added to the flavor and texture of the cookies. However, I think this dough is a little harder (stickier) to manage than our normal sugar cookie recipe, which I think we will use next time.
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1 comment:
How fun - love it!
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