Caleveritas (Dia de Los Muertos cookies)
Ingredients
For Cookies
- 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4-1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 12 tbsp butter, room temperature, cut in 1-tbsp pieces (or 1-1/2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
For frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1-2 tbsp water
- decorating icings and adornments
Instructions
- Stir or sift together dry ingredients for cookies. In a separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add dry ingredients in 1/3s, scraping bowl down to incorporate.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 12-24 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then, roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and use cutters to cut out shapes. Transfer shapes to parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes until golden at edges.
- Cool thoroughly. For frosting, beat powdered sugar, egg white and cream of tartar for several minutes until combined and elastic. Add water and beat several more minutes until fluffy, and a stream when dropped on the surface lasts 10-15 seconds before reincorporating. Use immediately (on cool cookies) or cover with plastic wrap, pushed to the surface of the frosting, until ready.
- Frost cookies, pushing icing to the edges and letting it pool to smooth. Allow to dry for 12-24 hours. Decorate as desired.
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