Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Sugar Cookies With Chocolate Glaze













Sugar Cookies With Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients

⅔ cup shortening
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
4 teaspoons milk
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Method

1.                  Thoroughly cream shortening, sugar, and vanilla.
2.                  Add egg; beat till light and fluffy.
3.                  Stir in milk.
4.                  Sift together dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture.
5.                  Divide dough in half. *
6.                  Chill 1 hour.
7.                  On lightly floured surface, roll to ⅛ inch thickness.  
8.                  Cut in desired shapes with cutters.
9.                  Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375° about 6 to 8 minutes.
10.              Cool slightly; remove from pan.
11.              Makes 2 dozen.

* Chill other half till ready to use.

Sugar Cookies With Chocolate Glaze were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman.

Recipe derived from “Better Homes And Gardens New CookBook, the chapter on “Rolled Cookies”, page 149 of the Third Edition. 



Chocolate Glaze

Make about ½ cup

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 square unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons boiling water

Ingredients

1.                  Melt butter and chocolate over hot water.  Remove from heat; let cool.

2.                  In small bowl, combine chocolate mixture with remaining ingredients.

3.                  With rotary beater, beat just until mixture is smooth and well combined.  (Glaze seems thin, but will thicken on standing.)

Recipe was taken from McCall CookBook, the chapter on “Cake Frostings And Fillings” “Glazes”, page 131 an edition of between 1950 – 1960s




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