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Lifestyle Dec. 2, 2015 • Page 9

Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

T reat your holiday guests to something special this Christmas. From

mouth-watering spritz cookie recipes that will outshine the rest, to delicious hot
cocoa boosted with salted caramel and an edible candy spoon on the side, you’ll
be the host with the most in no time at all.
Spritz Cookies with a Little Glitz
You know gingerbread and sugar cookie, but do you recall the most impres-
sive cookie of all? Spritz cookies are fast and fun. Use a Wilton Cookie Press
to make dozens of delicious, perfectly-shaped uniform cookies quickly. Add a
spritz of edible silver or gold Color Mist Food Color Spray to make them shiny
and bright.
Santa’s Favorite Spritz Cookie
Indulge Santa’s sweet tooth with decadent chocolate spritz cookie sand-
wiches filled with a layer of peppermint icing. Take a shortcut by using deco-
rator icing that is already flavored and ready to squeeze, perfect for the time-
crunched holidays.
Ho-Ho-Hot Cocoa with a Twist
There’s nothing quite as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter
day, but add a dash of salted caramel flavor and you’re in for a real treat. Or get
cozy with a mug of rich red velvet-tinted hot chocolate or add some spice to
your hot chocolate with chai flavors.
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookie Spoons
The delicious taste of sweet, baked Christmas cookies is captured in the
Limited Edition Sugar Cookie Flavor Candy Melts candy and made into edible
candy spoons with a microwaveable Spoon-Shaped Silicone Candy Mold.
For more holiday ideas and inspiration, visit wilton.com.

Metallic Spritz Cookies Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Sugar Cookie Candy Spoons Red Velvet Hot Chocolate 1/4 tsp. Wilton
Makes: 10 dozen cookies Sandwich Cookies Makes: 24 spoons 4 cups whole milk Treatology Salted Caramel
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Wilton Sugar Cookie Candy Melts 1/4 cup granulated sugar Flavor Concentrate
1 tsp. baking powder Makes: 4 dozen sandwiches Candy (12-ounce bag) 10 oz. semi-sweet baking choco- In large saucepan, cook
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Wilton Christmas Candy Spoon late, coarsely chopped milk on medium heat un-
1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup cocoa powder Mold 2 tsp. red food color til hot; remove from heat.
1 egg 1/2 tsp. baking soda Wilton 12-inch Disposable Decorat- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract Whisk in candy and flavor
2 Tbls. milk 1/4 tsp. salt ing Bags Place milk and granulated sug- concentrate. Continue whisk-
1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) butter, Break 12 candy wafers in half and ar in medium saucepan. Bring to ing until candy is melted and
1/2 tsp. Imitation Almond Extract softened place in cavities of mold. Place mold simmer on medium heat, stirring mixture is smooth. Serve im-
Silver Color Mist Food Color Spray 1 cup granulated sugar in microwave and microwave at half to dissolve sugar. mediately.
Gold Color Mist Food Color Spray 2/3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar power or defrost setting for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in Chai Hot Chocolate
Buttercream icing 1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract Gently jiggle and lightly tap mold to chocolate with wire whisk until 4 cups whole milk
Wilton Silver Sugar Pearls 2 eggs smooth melted candy. Continue to melted. Stir in food coloring and 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Wilton Gold Sugar Pearls Wilton Peppermint Decorating Icing microwave and tap at 30-second in- vanilla. Pour into serving cups. 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
Heat oven to 350 F. Heat oven to 350 F. tervals until smooth and completely Serve with marshmallows and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
In medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In medium bowl, combine flour, melted. whipped cream, if desired. 1 pinch ground white pepper
In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Alternate melting method: Melt 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate,
fluffy. Add egg, milk and extracts; mix well. Gradually add flour to butter mix- In large bowl, beat butter and candy in disposable decorating bag ac- coarsely chopped
ture, mixing to make smooth dough. Do not chill. sugars until light and fluffy. Add va- cording to candy package directions. 3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate,
Place dough into cookie press using an 8-petal flower disk and press cook- nilla and eggs, one at a time, beating Snip a small tip off end of bag and coarsely chopped
ies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned well after each addition. Gradually gently squeeze bag to fill cavities with 2 Tbls. sugar
around edges. Cool cookies on pan on cooling grid 2 minutes. Remove from add flour mixture to butter mixture, melted candy. Place milk and spices in medi-
pan; cool completely on grid. You will need two cookies per treat. mixing to make a smooth dough. Chill filled mold until candy um saucepan. Bring just to boil on
Use silver or gold Color Mist food color spray to spray cookies. Let dry, Place dough into cookie press spoons have hardened, about 10-15 medium heat. Remove from heat.
about 3-5 minutes. Turn cookies over and spray underside. Let dry, about 3-5 and press cookies onto ungreased minutes. Place mold on flat surface Stir in chocolates and sugar
minutes. cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes and gently push on bottom of cavities with wire whisk until melted and
Prepare buttercream icing or use pre-made buttercream icing. Use tip 12, or until edges are slightly browned. to release candy. mixture is slightly frothy. Strain hot
cut disposable decorating bag and icing to pipe elongated beads on bottom of Cool cookies on pan on cooling grid chocolate.
one cookie, following cookie shape. Sandwich two cookies together. 2 minutes. Remove from pan; cool Serve with whipped cream and
Use tip 4, cut disposable decorating bag and icing to pipe a dot in center completely on grid. grated chocolate, if desired.
of sandwich cookie. Top dot with either silver or gold sugar pearls. Sandwich cookies together with
Peppermint Decorating Icing. Salted Caramel Hot
Chocolate
Makes: 4 cups
4 cups milk
1 cup Dark Cocoa Candy Melts
Candy

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