Holiday Melting Moments Recipes

MELTING MOMENTS I

Steps:

• Cream butter, slowly add cornstarch and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; beat til fluffy. Stir in flour with wooden spoon (very soft dough). Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Roll dough into 24, 1 inch balls. Place 1 and 1/2 inches apart on ungreased sheet. Press slight indentation on top of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes until firm, not brown. Cool, top with icing.
• To Make Icing: Blend cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar til smooth. Mix in vanilla or 1/4 t. of another extract and a few drops of food coloring. Mix well.

MELTING MOMENTS II

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter until fluffy. Add to flour mixture and beat thoroughly.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with lightly floured fork. Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are just lightly browned. Don't overbake.

PEPPERMINT-TOPPED CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and egg yolk with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cornstarch, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the cocoa and salt. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except candy canes with spoon until smooth and spreadable. Frost cookies; sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

EASY MELTING MOMENTS BISCUIT RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160deg fan assisted. Have ready a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking sheet or baking parchment.
• Cream the butter and icing sugar together until well combined. This will only take a couple of mins if the butter is soft enough.
• Add the flour, cornflour and salt. Mixed everything together to form a smooth firm dough.
• Shape into even small, walnut sized pieces. Place these onto the prepared baking sheet. If you wish to be exact, weight the dough first. Then divide into equal weights.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 - 20 mins. Or until baked. They won't have a deep golden baked colour and may still feel slightly soft as you take them out of the oven. But they will firm up once cooled.

HOLIDAY MELTING MOMENTS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in cherries and pecans. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto well-greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MELTING MOMENTS (CORNSTARCH COOKIES OR BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and confectioners' sugar.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter until smooth and lighter in color. Add the dry ingredients and mix until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C) and shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them onto a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet with about 2 inches of spacing between the cookies.
• Press down firmly to flatten the cookies using a dampened fork. Bake in the middle of your oven's center rack for 18-20 minutes or until the cookie bottoms just begin to turn a light golden color.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar once cooled (or the sugar will melt) if desired.

MELTING MOMENTS COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, and cornstarch.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, on medium-high speed, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. You can also use a large bowl with a whisk.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl. Add the lemon zest and vanilla extract. Followed by the flour mixture. Pro tip - We do not want to activate the gluten in our dough. So do not overmix when you add the flour mixture.
• Transfer the dough to the refrigerator to chill for 15 to 20 minutes. Pro tip - Chilling will prevent the dough from spreading too much.
• Preheat oven at 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 4. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
• Roll the cookie dough into about 1-inch balls. Pro tip - Dusting your hands with cornstarch will make it easier to roll the dough balls.
• Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet leaving enough space for them to spread.
• Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges. Pro tip - Larger cookies will take about 10 minutes and vise versa. I prefer to bake only one cookie sheet at a time to prevent the cookies from spreading too much.
• Cool on a cookie tray for 5 minutes. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before you transfer to an airtight container or cookie jar.Pro tip - A cooling rack will prevent the steam below the cookies from making them soggy.