Frost Bite Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Combine orange juice (or liquor) and raisins in a small bowl and let stand overnight (or--if you are like me and want to make them right now--cover and microwave for 1 minute, cool covered).
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and orange peel.
• Combine flour and baking soda in another large bowl and stir into butter mixture.
• Add raisins, any soaking liquid, and oats and mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart and flattening slightly.
• Bake at 350°F 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer to racks and cool completely.
• Microwave chocolate and oil 3 to 4 minutes on low power in a small deep bowl, stirring once.
• Let stand 2 minutes, stir until smooth.
• Dip one-third of cookie in chocolate and set on waxed paper.
• Chill until chocolate is firm.
• STRIP VERSION:.
• Divide dough into 4 equal portions.
• Place 2 portions, at least 6 inches apart, on baking sheet.
• Pat each portion into a 12-inch-long log with well-floured hands (dough will be sticky) and flatten each log to 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes.
• Cut logs diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips.
• Follow directions for dipping cookies.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually add flour and mix well. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in flour.Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Tint frosting with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies. Decorate as desired.

Steps:

• Beat 1 cup softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat egg, whole milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture until smooth. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and gradually stir dry ingredients into moist ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
• Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
• Beat 1 cup softened butter, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract, and evaporated milk in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir 6 cups confectioners' sugar into mixture until combined. Beat frosting hard until fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies.