25 low decorating Recipes

butter softened, coconut palm sugar, egg, almond extract, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, salt, confectioners sugar sifted, confectioners sugar, almond extract, skim milk, juice from defrosted dark sweet cherries, pink sugar for decorating

almond flour, splenda sugar substitute, butter, at room temperature, egg, vanilla, splenda sugar substitute , for decorating

low-fat milk, egg yolks, cornflour, strawberries, hulled, sugar, strawberry yogurt (thick and creamy ), strawberry, sliced for decoration

raspberries in juice, sugar-free raspberry gelatin, low-fat evaporated milk, chilled, fresh raspberries, to decorate, mint sprig, to decorate

sponge cake fingers, orange , juice and finely grated zest of, orange liqueur, mascarpone cheese, low fat fromage frais, seedless raspberry jam, fresh raspberries, fresh orange zest, to decorate

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, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, low-fat ricotta cheese, sugar , sifted, lemon juice (about 1 large lemon), candy sprinkles , for decoration

all-purpose flour, icing sugar, salt, cold butter, cubed, eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat ), lemon juice, lemon zest, pure strawberry jam, icing sugar , for decoration

madeira cake, unsweetened orange juice, sugar-free orange jello (jello), satsuma oranges, peeled and sliced, bananas, prepared low-fat custard, low fat fromage frais, low-fat creme fraiche, star fruit or fig, to decorate

low-fat ricotta cheese, low-fat unsweetened yogurt, sugar, low-fat drinking cocoa powder, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, dark rum (optional), egg whites, chocolate cake decorations, kiwi fruits or oranges or bananas or strawberries or raspberries

sugar-free lime gelatin (each sachet say 4 portions, grams vary) or 2 (1/3 oz) packages sugar-free lemon gelatin (each sachet say 4 portions, grams vary), quark, mullerlight lemon cheesecake yogurt (or similar lemon yoghurt), oranges, lemon, sponge cake fingers, chocolate shavings, to decorate

low fat cottage cheese, ripe peaches or 2 nectarines, low-fat plain yogurt (scant), preserved ginger in syrup, drained and chopped, preserved ginger syrup, vanilla extract, peach slices, toasted sliced almonds, to decorate

mascarpone cheese, onion & chive low-fat cream cheese, capers, rinsed and drained and chopped, chives, chopped, plus extra for decoration, dill, plus extra for decoration (optional), lemon, juiced and zested, country bread (something that won tsp fall apart) or 8 potato bread (something that won tsp fall apart), smoked salmon (we prefer nova)

stem low-fat ginger snaps, crumbled, ricotta cheese, soft low-fat cheese, eggs, cornflour, caster sugar, lime , juice and zest of, grated, passion fruit , coulis and mango coulis, passion fruit, pulp to decorate

crumb cake, butter, apricot preserves, sugar, egg, flour, baking powder, blend flour and baking powder in small bowl and set aside., beat butter and sugar with blender on low to medium speed until creamy., stir in egg ., add flour mixture and blend by hand. batter should be crumbly., pour half of batter in bottom of lightly greased 9 cake pan and pat down., spread apricot preserves over the layer of batter ., pour remaining batter on top of preserves. do not pat down ., bake at 425f til lightly browned , approximately 20 minutes., sprinkle with powdered sugar to decorate.

rolled oats, margarine, honey, ripe mango, light cream cheese, low fat plain yogurt, grated rind of 1 small lime, apple juice, gelatin, fresh mango and lime slices to decorate

butter, softened, sugar, divided, eggs, separated, eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat ), vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, prepared icing, candy sprinkles , for decorating

frozen sweetened strawberries , in syrup, then partially thawed and undrained, water, vanilla frozen yogurt, low-fat vanilla yogurt, strawberry-flavored candy canes or 1 peppermint candy cane, about 6 inches, finely crushed, green decorating gel