Any Home Bakers Here?

[N F C]

Sometimes!

We did it all the time. Unless there were popcorn balls...no throwing those around (they were hard enough to break your teeth just biting them )

 

[BullChick]

When I get into trouble in a few weeks, I am showing my siblings this thread... and then pelting them with popcorn!

 

[N F C]

When I get into trouble in a few weeks, I am showing my siblings this thread... and then pelting them with popcorn!

Half the fun of eating popcorn is throwing it at people!

Mom always did have trouble teaching me manners

 

[BullChick]

Half the fun of eating popcorn is throwing it at people!

Mom always did have trouble teaching me manners View attachment 1601808

 

[ronott1]

@BullChick Checkout this link, Rockler is a good source and the youtube videos can help you with technique.

 

[BullChick]

Italian Christmas Cookies

Ingredients
Cookies
2 1/2
cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2
teaspoons baking powder
1/2
teaspoon salt
1 1/4
cups granulated sugar SAVE $
1/2
cup butter, softened
1/3
cup whole milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
2
teaspoons grated lemon peel
2
eggs
1
teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
2 1/4
cups powdered sugar SAVE $
3
to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Betty Crocker™ gel food colors, as desired
Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles, as desired
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Steps

• 1
  Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2
  In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, softened butter, ricotta cheese and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Stir in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 3
  Using floured fingers, shape dough into 54 (1-inch) balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• 4
  In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons lemon juice with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Using knife, spread 1/2 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie; immediately top with sprinkles. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

 

[BullChick]

I don’t have the lemon or ricotta.

 

[N F C]

View attachment 1601856
Ingredients
Cookies
2 1/2
cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2
teaspoons baking powder
1/2
teaspoon salt
1 1/4
cups granulated sugar SAVE $
1/2
cup butter, softened
1/3
cup whole milk ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
2
teaspoons grated lemon peel
2
eggs
1
teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
2 1/4
cups powdered sugar SAVE $
3
to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
Betty Crocker™ gel food colors, as desired
Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles, as desired
Powered by Chicory


Steps

• 1
  Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2
  In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, softened butter, ricotta cheese and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Stir in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 3
  Using floured fingers, shape dough into 54 (1-inch) balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• 4
  In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons lemon juice with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Using knife, spread 1/2 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie; immediately top with sprinkles. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

Those would make for some pretty Christmas cookies!

 

[BullChick]

The title didn’t show. They are Italian Christmas Cookies

 

[N F C]

The title didn’t show. They are Italian Christmas Cookies

That figures