Technicolor Cookies  

As a cake decorator, I would use this icing instead: 2 cups sifted (yes, you need to do this) powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons light corn syrup, 1- 2 tablespoons milk or water, 1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla or almond extract. Mix til smooth using a spatula or portable mixer. Adjust to pourable thickness with addtl water or sifted sugar. Color and apply as directed in NYT recipe. This icing tastes good, dries hard, but isn't brittle like royal icing. Let the cookies dry overnight before packaging.

I just made these stunning cookies and they are delicious. It did take time to make them. The dough needs to be chilled for 30 minutes, the cookies cooled after they are baked, the icing rested, and then the icing on the cookies set for 6 hours. I’m a novice baker and the video was a big help. Especially the way the icing is layered.

I made the dough the day before, rolled between the parchment and refrigerated until I was ready to cook. Worked well and the biscuit was crisp and delicious. The royal icing was tricky --I didn't make it thin enough and didn't realize until it was all colored then globbed it on. Unfortunately, rather than technicolor, they turned out mostly brown as I tried to spread it. I think I'd err on the side of too thin rather than too thick. Or test it before you color it to make sure it pours.

I complained to a friend yesterday that of the 7 cookie week recipes, 3 are shortbread. I was wrong to complain! This cookie is DELICIOUS. I didn’t get quite the color definition, but I limited my colors to red, green & white for Christmas so they still look quite festive. Unfortunately I have to let them dry overnight before I can try a frosted one. One change I did make was that when thinning the icing to the correct consistency, my first teaspoon was vanilla extract rather than water. Yum.

This recipe made about 3x the amount of icing we actually used

Fresh, raw egg whites can be contaminated with salmonella. But since the egg used in meringue powder has been dried and pasteurized, it's okay to eat without cooking. That makes it a better, safer choice to use in uncooked recipes like royal icing and other frosting recipes.

These were fun, but I had trouble getting decent stripes of color. After some frustration, I just used a skewer to marble the colors instead and was happy with that result. If you try this, pull the skewer across the iced cookie in figure eight shapes soon after the icing has been poured.

I reached out to the recipe author to confirm the amount of butter. She said it IS the amount listed--3/4 cup.

Do you use a hairnet when baking at home? I bet not; I've never met someone who does. But more seriously, touching one's own clean hair is not much of a hygiene risk. I'm sure she is not letting hairs fall in the food.

I made these today and they were delicious! The cookies had a wonderful flavor. The icing was a little tricky though. I didn’t have 6 hours for the icing to set up so I put them in the oven at 200 with the convection fan on. They dried out very quickly that way.

Royal icing. How could something so simple be such a pain? I doubled the cookie recipe, wanting to gift some. The cookies are best if really golden BROWN, ie very done. The cookies are lovely. My food gel could not achieve the strength of color needed to get the beautiful results. ( video said oil based food coloring interfering with the set of the icing. IMO this should have been in the ingredient info.) My frosting has not set after overnight. Great technique. I need to work on it!

My cooking time for cookies was about 15-17 mins to make them less floppy. I found meringue powder for $6 at Safeway here in Oregon (Albertsons for other west coasters). The frosting is much easier than it looks! A time consuming but beautiful recipe. Worth it if you want a fun little project.

A show stopper! Next time I will thin out the icing more so it is not so thick and sweet. I would also make sure there is space between the cookies. Thanks for this impressive cookie.

So I just finished making these cookies and have lots to say! The cookie (plain) is delicious! This recipe makes WAY too much icing I left some of the cookies 1"x 2 1/2" and cut some in half as I thought they were too big to put on a plate of mixed cookies. (I think these are better) After making a mess pouring the icing over the larger cookies, I decided to thin the frosting a bit, cover all the smaller ones with white icing, and then drizzle the colors over with a fork. This is MUCH easier.

wondering if you need to let the cookies cool completely before putting the icing on...the video has the icing setting for 30 minutes and the cookies haven't yet gone in the oven...so maybe they were still hot when iced?