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HALLOWEEN
COOKIE RECIPES
SCABBY SKIN
CRANBERRY COOKIES
These cookies are really a
tasty orange frosted cranberry cookie but the mixing of the
cranberries in the dough gives it a look of scabby skin when
frosted. You can add some paste food color to the frosting
to give it a green, rotted look. These also make a wonderful
fall cookie when frosted with white frosting.
Ingredients:
Cookies:
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon orange peel
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 egg
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup chopped nuts if desired
Orange Frosting:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange peel
2 to 3 table spoons orange juice
Preheat oven to 375
degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray
In a large mixing bowl,
beat sugar, butter, egg, orange peel and orange juice
together with an electric mixer on medium speed. You can
also beat this by hand if you do not have a mixer. Stir in
flour, baking soda and salt. Next, stir in the chopped
cranberries and nuts (if desired).
Drop dough by rounded
tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake
12 to 14 minutes or until the edges and bottoms of the
cookie is light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to a cooling
rack or flat surface covered with brown paper or parchment
paper. Cool completely before frosting, usually about half
an hour.
In a small bowl, mix
together the frosting ingredients until smooth and
spreadable. Using a toothpick, add a couple small dollops of
green paste food coloring. It is important to use paste food
coloring as opposed to liquid. Using liquid food coloring
will make the frosting runny. Paste food color is available
where ever cake decorating supplies are found.
Now, frost cookies. The
frosting should be more of a glaze then a heavy frosting.
You want the cranberry skins to stick through, giving the
cookie a "scabby" look. You can sprinkle crushed nuts on top
as well, to giver it a more gruesome look.
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