King Baker's Recipe #17: Back-to-School Teacher's Apple Cookies

KING BAKER'S RECIPE #17: Back-to-School Teacher's Apple Cookies

September. That means everyone is back in school! All the stress of homework and teachers and friends makes each year exciting! A tradition is to give a teacher an Apple before the day starts. How about trying something new? Make these delicious Teacher's Apple Cookies! They are simple to make and fun for the teacher! 

The Equipment for both recipes you will need is:
1x Mini Muffin Pan (or Large Muffin Pan for large apples)
Mini or Large Muffin Liners
1x Bowl (or Stand Mixer fitted with the paddle attachment)
Leaf or Flower Cookie Cutters
1x Baking sheet
Parchment paper

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Baking Time 10 Minutes and 18 Minutes

Ingredients:
1 1/2 CUP All Purpose Flour
1/4 TSP Baking Powder
1/2 CUP Unsalted Butter
1/2 CUP Sugar
1 Large Egg, lightly beaten
1/2 TSP Vanilla Extract
1/4 TSP Salt
Red and Green Food Gel Paste
Pretzel sticks
Red Royal Icing

Procedures:

1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

2) In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until lightly fluffy.

3) Add in your egg and vanilla and blend well. Add all your dry ingredients, slowly until mixed well.

4) Turn onto the counter and knead the dough until it comes to a ball. If the dough ball is sticky, place in the fridge to chill.

5) Separate the dough by 3rds. Take 2/3 of the dough and form into a large ball. The larger of  dough ball, dye it red. Dye the smaller dough ball green.

6) Take a small portion of the red dough and roll it into balls. Place them in the mini muffin pan lined with liners. Roll out the green dough until it's 1/4 inch. Take a leaf or flour cutter and cut out some leaves or flowers. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

7) Place both the red dough balls and the leaves/flowers in the oven. Bake in the oven on 350 degrees F, the Red dough balls for 18 minutes and the leaves/flowers for 10 minutes.

8) After they are taken out, cut the peddles off the flower cookies if you used flower cutters. These will act as the leaves on the apple. As soon as the Apple cookie comes out, immediately place a pretzel stick in the center while they are still hot.

9) Take the apple cookies and lightly, and smally brush on some royal icing and place the leaves on the cookie. Let set and ENJOY!!!!!

HAPPY BAKING!