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Cookie Glazes Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Sugar Glaze:
2 c powdered sugar
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
2-3 Tbsp milk

Chocolate Glaze:
6 oz (1 c) chocolate chips
2 Tbsp shortening

Cookie Paint
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp water
liquid food coloring (several colors in dropper bottles)
Directions:
Directions:
Use to glaze or decorate any type of cookie.

SUGAR GLAZE: mix all ingredients with a whisk. Make it very thick and place in a decorating tube to pipe designs on cookies (see Magic Middles cookies, pipe a christmas tree design on top). Mix a little thinner to drizzle, paint, or dip cookies.
Sugar Glaze Variations:
- Colored: add drops of food coloring
- Orange: Sub orange juice for milk, add grated peel of 1 orange
- Lemon: Sub lemon juice for milk, add grated peel of 1 lemon
- Spice: Add 1 tsp cinnamon, optional: 1/8 tsp nutmeg or cardamom or cloves
- Orange/Spice: Sub Orange juice for milk, add grated peel of 1 orange, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Lemon spice: Sub lemon juice for milk, add grated peel of 1 lemon, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1/8 tsp cardamom

CHOCOLATE GLAZE: In a small heavy saucepan heat chocolate pieces and shortening over low heat until melted, stirring often. OR microwave on high for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stir smooth.

COOKIE PAINT
In a small mixing bowl beat together egg yolk and water. Divide among 3 or 4 small bowls. Add 2-3 drops of food coloring to each bowl and mix well. Brush over cookies before baking with small new clean paintbrushes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Any cookie can be improved by a glaze over the top. Have fun with kids and butter or sugar cookies: roll out and use various shape cookie cutters and let the kids paint them with the Cookie paint before baking.
Pictured: On left Sugar Glazed cookies, on right Cookie Paint with some also sprinkled with coarse turbinado sugar before baking.

 

 

 

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