Rum Cutout Cookies Recipe

For a tropical kicked-up taste, try this rum cutout cookies recipe around the holidays in place of traditional sugar cookies!

Ingredients

2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, softened

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 teaspoon rum extract or 2 tablespoons dark rum

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

Edible Royal Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

4 teaspoons meringue powder

1/4 cup warm water

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon rum extract (optional)

Food coloring if desired

Hardware

Large bowl

Medium bowl

Rolling pin

Cookie cutters

Cookie sheets

Mixer

Step 1: In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer set on medium-high speed for 30 seconds.

Step 2: Add brown sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt; beat until combined.

Step 3: Beat in egg and rum extract until combined.

Step 4: Beat in as much flour as you can with mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with spoon.

Step 5: Divide dough in half, cover and chill for about 1 hour.

Step 6: After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 7: On a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough out to a thickness of 1/8 inch.

Step 8: Using floured cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes. Repeat procedure with second half of dough. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Step 9: Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Immediately transfer cookies to a cooling surface.

Makes about 50 cookies.

Frosting

Step 1: In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.

Step 2: Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined.

Step 3: Beat on high speed for 7-10 minutes or until mix stiffens.

Note: An additional amount of meringue powder can be used to thicken the frosting, or teaspoons of warm water can be used to thin the frosting.

For more information on baking procedures and hardware used in this recipe see our Baking Tips section.

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Cut-Out Cookies recipe over 100 years

Do you remember feeling when cookies came fresh out of school? Do you remember mom to help bake and decorate cookies, especially at Christmas time. If the answer is yes read on.

Bake the cookies are definitely a great way to plan your holidays and children themselves to make a great gift.

This was my grandmothers recipe for cutting cookies for all occasions. You may or frozendecorated as you wish.

When I was young, you can always wait, these witnesses of water in the mouth. Today, cut the biscuits taste very different from this great recipe. I do not want to lose, so I'm post today.

I am very proud of this recipe with you, I would be happy for my grandmother to share.
Try and see what you think. Let me know if you like.

½ cup butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup BrownSugar

3 cups flour

2 eggs

1 ½ teaspoon of tea water

½ teaspoon teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon teaspoon vanilla

Add the cream, white sugar and brown slowly well.

The eggs, add water and vanilla.

Mix and sift dry ingredients alternately with the wet ingredients.

Refrigerate for half an hour before rolling the dough.

Roll out the dough and the dough continues.

Then, the difference in tone in excess batter and placeon a greased baking pan.

Bake at 350 degrees about 12 minutes or until done.

Thank you for reading my article. Feel free to read one of my many other articles on various topics.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Copyright Linda E. Meckler 2006

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