Sunflower Sugar Cookies Recipes

SUNFLOWER SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add water and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in sunflower sees. , Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

SUNFLOWER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla or lemon juice and zest. Wrap dough in plastic, and chill for about 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. On a floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets, and refrigerate until firm, 15 minutes. Remove from refrigerator, and transfer to oven to bake until edges just start to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
• Cover with a thin coat of royal icing, and allow to dry for 24 hours. Using a pastry bag fitted with a coupler and #3 or #4 tips, pipe designs onto cookies. Use a #70 tip to create the "leaves."

SUNFLOWER OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Mix in the rolled oats and sunflower seeds. Stir in coconut if desired. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Leave room for spreading.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the cookies begin to brown around the edge. Allow cookies to set for a few minutes on the sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

SUNFLOWER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix and sift dry ingredients.
• Cut in the shortening.
• Add mixture of beaten eggs and milk.
• Add flavoring.
• Allow to sit in refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Roll out on floured board, 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut our with cutters.
• Place on greased baking sheet at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes.

NO SUGAR ADDED SUNFLOWER-BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In mixing bowl beat butter & sunflower-butter on med to high for 30 seconds.
• Add 1/2 cup of flower, egg, splenda, baking powder & soda and vanilla.
• Beat until thoroughly combined.
• Beat in remaining flour.
• Cover & chill dough so it is easier to handle. (About 20 minutes)
• Shape into 1 inch balls & place on ungreased cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart from each other.
• flatten by crisscrosing with the tines of a fork.
• Sprinkle the coco over each flattened cookie.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes. (NOTE: splenda does not allow cookies to brown. Test to see if they are done by lightly feeling the middle of a cookie. If it still feels like raw cookie dough they are not done.)
• Cool on a wire rack.
• The great thing about these cookies is that once they cool, they turn a bright mossy green inside! This is great for your spooky Halloween party! (I call them swamp cookies for the party).

SUNFLOWER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter or margarine. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Add coconut and sunflower seeds. Mix together well.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.

EASY SUNFLOWER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Add yellow food coloring to white frosting -- enough so you get a bright sunshine yellow color. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting on each cookie.
• Press candy corn around the perimeter of the cookie.
• Fill in the center with chocolate chips.

CRISP SUNFLOWER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats, coconut and sunflower kernels., Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.