Political cookies are not new the Pink Apron. This time last year, I was making campaign cookies for one of my dear friends who was running for (and subsequently got elected to) office. I made these donkey cookes for a local Democratic Town Committee Picnic I recently went to. I actually had a hard time finding a donkey cookie cutter. They were everywhere last year, but I guess since it is not a presidential election year, they are not as popular.
I did add sanding sugar to both the red and blue icing, but it didn't photograph well. In the picutures it more looks like little bumps, but trust me those bumps are sprinkles.
Sugar Cookies
6 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups unsalted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix well. Put a handful of the freshly made dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll to desired thickness. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put the rolled dough, including the parchment paper, on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for 10 minutes or longer. Your dough will be chilled and ready to cut and bake with now wait and no added flour! Repeat with scraps after cutting cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 -10 minutes. Let cool.
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups unsalted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix well. Put a handful of the freshly made dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll to desired thickness. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put the rolled dough, including the parchment paper, on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for 10 minutes or longer. Your dough will be chilled and ready to cut and bake with now wait and no added flour! Repeat with scraps after cutting cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 -10 minutes. Let cool.
Source: Fancys Flours
Royal Icing
3 tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
6 tablespoons warm water
Beat all ingredients until icing forms a peak (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand-held mixer).
Source: Wilton
6 tablespoons warm water
Beat all ingredients until icing forms a peak (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand-held mixer).
Source: Wilton
5 comments:
So cute!
I would love to make these for my sister, a poli-sci professor (and good liberal)! :)
CUTE! ... but I hope you know, you've thoroughly pissed off all of the Republicans out there! ;)
Tiffany, I've worked in politics for over a decade. My skin is pretty thick. But I think Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, everyone likes cookies. I did make elephant cookies last year!
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