Fondant Topped Sugar Cookies

Soo everyone should love sugar cookies for not only are they delicious and easy to make they also can be fun to make and very creative if you add some fondant. 

  SuGaR Cookie Recipe:

Makes About 4 Dozen

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

1, 1/2 cups white sugar

1 cup butter softened

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2, 3/4 cup flour 

1. Add the vanilla extract, egg, and white sugar together and mix until light and fluffy

2. Slowly add the butter

3. Add the baking powder, soda, and flour in portions and mix carefully

4. Drop by tablespoons onto a tray 

5. Let bake at 350 for 10 minutes 

They are good just as that but I like to decorate and had some spare time

I had some fondant left over (stuck it in the microwave to soften it) and liquid food coloring

Stick the food coloring a few drops in a small container and add about a 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
( that's what I used anyways cause it gives it flavor and works all in one )

 So the best tool I found was a tie between the TOOTHPICK and the PAINTBRUSH....

both work and depends what your using it on...

So I rolled out my fondant and cut out circles with a pressing thing...cookie cutter whatever

and used a little bit of water cause my cookies were cooled off and brushed it on the back to stick it on

Then I just painted away with my food coloring

Would be a fun thing to do with friends or kids 

* ONLY WARNING IS THE LIQUID FOOD COLORING STAINS*

SOo here you can see the cookies and the cutter and the foodbrush I used to get it to stick on looks good ....eh?

Made about 46 cookies there recipe said 4 dozen soo you do the math...
anyways they look good even with my lack of skill

Lemon Meringue Pie!

Ingredients :

*Scroll Down For Pie Crust Recipie*

*        1 cup sugar

*        ¼ cup corn starchq

*        1 ½ cups cold water

*        3 egg yolks

*        1 tbsp lemon peel grated

*        ¼ cup lemon juice

*        1 tbsp butter

*        3 egg whites   (White Layer)

*        1/3 cup sugar  (White Layer)

Directions:

1. Mix 1 cup sugar and corn starch in medium saucepan. 

2. Slowly stir in water until smooth

3. stir in egg yolks.

4. Boil for 1 minute until stiffer remove from heat. 

5. Stir in lemon juice and butter. 

6. Spoon hot filling into pie crust.

7. Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy. 

8. Gradually beat in remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. 

9. Spread evenly over hot filling.

10. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. 

11. Cool on wire rack at room temperature for 30 minutes. 

12. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving

Pie Crust 

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons white sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons milk

Mix everything together then roll out and press into pie plate, consider baking it at 350 degrees for 15 minutes before continuing with recipe just to get it baked through for sure

The Lemon Part In The Pie Crust

The 3 Egg White's And 1/3 Cup Sugar All Whipped Up

How I Work  

All Ready To Bake

The Cooked Version

Letting It Cool For The 30 Minutes

My Favorite Kind

My First Slice :-) It Was Amazing And Soon Turned Into Me Eating Half The Pie...

Strawberry Tart

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar 
• 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine, cut up
• 2 tablespoons cold shortening
• 3 tablespoons cold water 
• 
  
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 5 egg yolks 
• 1 teaspoon rose water or orange-flower water (optional)
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced 
• Garnish: fresh mint sprig

Preparation

1. Blend together the first 3 ingredients 
2. Add 1/3 cup butter and shortening until crumbly.  gradually add 3 tablespoons water, and process until dough forms a ball and leaves sides of bowl, adding more water if necessary. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and chill 1 hour.
3. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch tart pan. Line dough with parchment paper; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
4. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Remove weights and parchment paper, and bake 3 more minutes.
5. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan.
6. Whisk together half-and-half, egg yolks, and, if desired, rose water. Gradually whisk half-and-half mixture into sugar mixture in saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Remove mixture from heat.
7. Stir in 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla; cover and chill at least 4 hours. Spoon into prepared pastry shell; top with strawberry slices voila 

   

   Pie crust with parchment underneath

   
   

   

   When it was baked..yea mine kinda crumbled when I
   took the parchment off of it soo yeah I pieced it back together

   
   

   

   Egg Yolks don't forget them ( I almost did )

My filling being made

My bowl of cut strawberries soo delicious 

Before the cooling looks yummy

Before it was put into the refrigorator

Finished Product Half Eaten Already