18 hard cookie icing Recipes

mint chocolate chip ice cream, softened, chocolate crumb crust (8 inches), oreo cookies, chopped, chocolate-covered peppermint candies, chocolate hard-shell ice cream topping

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.

unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened ) or 8 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened), chocolate wafer cookies (about 61 cookies), whipping cream, light corn syrup, bittersweet chocolate or 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped, premium vanilla ice cream, slightly softened, coarsely crushed red and white striped hard peppermint candies (about 10 oz), peppermint extract, red and white striped hard peppermint candy (whole or broken into pieces)

vanilla low-fat ice cream, softened and divided, chocolate wafer cookies (such as nabisco s famous chocolate wafers), coarsely crushed and divided, marshmallows, divided, hard peppermint candies, crushed, chocolate wafer cookies, hard peppermint candies, crushed

tube (16-1/2 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, lollipop sticks or pretzel sticks, jolly rancher hard candies, coarsely crushed, royal icing

tube sugar cookie dough, assorted round hard candies (recommended : lifesavers), tube white decorating icing, silver dragees (silver balls), string or ribbon

tube sugar cookie dough, assorted round hard candies (recommended : lifesavers), tube white decorating icing, silver dragees, string or ribbon

butter or margarine, at room temperature, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, molasses, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, salt, crushed hard peppermint candy such as candy canes, peppermint icing

butter or 1/2 cup hard margarine, crushed crisp oatmeal cookies (such as dad s), semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, chopped (1 oz. each, or 1/2 cup chocolate chips), butter or 1/2 cup hard margarine, egg, icing sugar (confectioner s sugar), chopped walnuts (optional)

mint chocolate chip ice cream,softened, chocolate crumb crust (8 ), cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies,chopped, chocolate-covered peppermint candies,chopped, chocolate hard shell ice cream topping

peppermint ice cream, slightly softened, refrigerated sliceable sugar cookie dough, hot fudge topping, hard peppermint candy, coarsely crushed , or multicolored decorator sprinkles

cookies, flour, icing sugar, grated orange zest, vanilla extract, cinnamon, cold butter or hard margarine, cut up, egg yolks , fork-beaten, vanilla ice cream, softened, sliced mango in syrup, drained and chopped, macadamia nuts, chopped and toasted

reduced-fat chocolate sandwich cookies (such as snack well s), crushed, fat-free milk, chocolate or vanilla low-fat ice cream, slightly softened, coarsely crushed hard peppermint candies (such as starlight mints; about 10 candies), semisweet chocolate mini-morsels

vanilla ice cream, tiny butterscotch chips, butterscotch ice cream sauce, soft macadamia cookies, butterscotch hard candies, crushed

powdered sugar, butter, softened, milk, vanilla, asst. food coloring (i prefer paste ), sugar ice cream cones, angel body, pretzel twists, wings, chocolate cookies, head or 8 vanilla wafers, cookies head, toasted coconut, hard candies , fruit-flavored ring-shaped candies, halo, asst. mini candy covered plain chocolate candies or decorator decorative candies or candy sprinkles (decorator gels or frostings) or gumdrops or mini chocolate chip