9 great cut outs Recipes

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling and cutting out dough, white sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, chilled, butter, ice water, dried great northern beans , soaked overnight, dry garbanzo beans , soaked overnight, dry navy beans , soaked overnight, dry black beans , soaked overnight, dried black-eyed peas , soaked overnight, dry mixed lentils , soaked overnight, dried pinto beans , soaked overnight, dry kidney beans , soaked overnight, olive oil, prepared hummus, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, cream of tartar, vanilla extract

sugar, shortening, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, nutmeg, ground, vanilla, salt, cream of tartar, flour (amount may vary. please see recipe description for explanation.)

dried great northern beans, rinsed , picked over and soaked overnight, length of hot louisiana sausage or 8 oz other spicy sausage, virgin olive oil, butter, garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced, habanero peppers, stemmed, seeded and minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced, poblano chiles, stemmed, seeded and diced medium, yellow onion, minced, chicken stock , and or 3 quarts water, chunk beef chuck steaks or 1/2 lb seven bone roast, left in 1 piece, rubbed, salt and pepper, smoked pork ham hock, bay leaves, salt and pepper, to taste, new potato , scrubbed and diced into 1 inch pieces, turnip, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces, carrots, cut into 1/2 inch rounds, kale, stems cut out, washed and cut in shreds

dried cannellini beans or 2 cups flagolet beans or 2 cups great northern beans, pork rinds, cut into about 10 strips, 8 tied together with string, flat-leaf parsley stems, garlic cloves, bay leaves, black peppercorns, crushed, onions, peeled and stuck with 3 whole cloves, carrots, peeled and quartered, stalks celery, quartered, salt, pork shoulder , cut into bite-sized pieces, dried thyme, andouille sausages or 1/2 lb other spicy sausage, fresh breadcrumbs

beets with beet greens attached ( combination of red and yellow works great too! check with your local farmer.), oranges (segments cut out and reserved), sweet onion , cut through root end into thin wedges, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, grated orange peel, salt to taste

bulk italian sausage ( out of cassings), garlic chopped, beef broth ,unsalted, italian style stewed tomatoes, great northern beans undrained, unpeeled zucchini cut into 1 pieces, carrots sliced, a 1 lb bag of fresh spinach ,torn or a frozen package of chopped spinach, salt and pepper to taste