Candy Cane Cookies | Swanky Recipes (2024)

FAQs

How do you stick candy to cookies? ›

Bake the cookie dough in a 350-degree oven for just a few minutes, about 6 to 8 at the most. You'll want to take them out just when they start to turn golden. Almost as soon as you pull the warm cookies from the oven, begin lightly pressing one piece of candy into each cookie. The warmer the cookies, the better.

If it clings, it probably isn't as fresh as it can be. >> Bite it: Before you stir it into your cocoa, try sinking your teeth into the cane. If it's weirdly soft and chewy, you might want to discard.

Remember moisture is the key! White sugar creates crispier cookies and brown sugar creates chewier cookies. Why use melted butter? Melted butter creates cookies with a different texture compared to cookies made with softened or creamed butter.

Binding agents are the liquid in the recipe that hold the cookie together. Examples of binding agents are eggs, milk, honey, and fruit juice. Cookies with more eggs will rise more and spread less. If you want a crispier cookie, you can replace a whole egg with just an egg white.

Use Candy Melts for Easier Cookie Decorating

After the candy chips are melted in the microwave (or over very low heat on the stovetop), they're transformed into a glossy icing that's perfect for decorating cookies. It has a consistency that's thick, but thin enough to be pushed through a piping bag or squeeze bottle.

Something like a thin, sturdy knife (something that won't bend) and a stone countertop, maybe the underside of a solid iron pan, etc will do. Put the part where you want the break to be just over the edge of the solid base you're using and hit it with the knife.

A hot glue gun works best, but tacky glue can also be used. I choose to use the hot glue gun, with silver sparkle glue sticks.

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness. Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

Brown sugar is also hygroscopic (more so than granulated sugar) and will therefore also attract and absorb the liquid in the dough. The difference is in the molasses that makes brown sugar brown: It adds moisture and slight acidity, resulting in a moist and chewy texture.

noun. a cookie made by dropping batter from a spoon onto a cookie sheet for baking.

What does cream of tartar do in candy canes? ›

Cream of tartar helps give the candy canes their more white color and softer texture so this ingredient isn't always used but is definitely preferred.

The heat in hot water makes the molecules move faster, which is why the hot water dissolves the candy cane faster than the cold water.

The easiest thing to do is to brush the tops of the cookies with a little bit of water or milk, to dampen the cookie dough. This will help the sprinkles stick without changing the appearance of the cookie. You can also use a little egg white.

Stick candy pieces to the walls with icing. Hold until the icing is slightly dry to ensure it stays in place. Try using edible glue (confectioner's glue) if your icing is not holding. Roof Decor: Spread or pipe white icing on the roof.

Once you confirm enough space on your card, tape candy down with double sided tape.