Saturday, March 26, 2011
Frosting Cookies
These cookies were the result of a mistake.
I made some blondies the other day and thought they need a little something extra. So, I whipped up a batch of vegan buttercream to top them. That was the mistake.
After frosting the blondies, I decided they tasted much better without it. Not wanting to throw the frosting away, I attempted to scrape all it off so I could use it for something else. This didn’t work so well since I also ended up scraping off the top of the blondies along with the frosting. Since the blondies were now ruined, I just decided to eat them. All.
And then I made these cookies with the leftover frosting.
This recipe will work with any flavor of frosting which makes it a great way to use up leftover frosting. I used vanilla frosting and the cookies tasted very similar to a sugar cookie. I mixed sprinkles into the batter to add a little color, but other things, such as chocolate chips, would work great as well.
Frosting Cookies
Makes one dozen
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup vanilla frosting
1 flax egg (or regular egg)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup sugarDirections:
Heat oven to 350. Grease a cookie sheet or line with a silpat.
In a medium bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
In a seperate bowl, mix the frosting, flax egg, vanilla, and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until well combined.
Drop cookies by large tablespoon fulls onto prepared cookiesheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges of cookies are lightly browned.
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Esther x3baking — March 26, 2011 @ 7:45 pm
For cookies made of frosting, they look very nice! I love this idea. I actually had to do this before too. Except I did this because my frosting didn’t become frosting, it stayed this buttery, gloopy mess. So instead of wasting it, I just add flour, a bit more sugar, and cookie ingredients and made spritz cookies with them.
I just discovered your blog, and it’s very nice! The donut recipe looks amazing.
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 5:17 am
Thank you!
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Brittany — March 27, 2011 @ 12:07 am
I love baking escapades that turn out wrong..but still give a yummy result! These cookies look great
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Angie's Recipes — March 27, 2011 @ 8:10 am
What a brilliant idea! They look so pretty.
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Katie@Cozydelicious — March 27, 2011 @ 6:59 pm
Haha, this is a great story and sounds exactly like something I would do! But I’m glad you got some cute cookies out of the whole thing!
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Jen @ keepitsimplefoods — March 27, 2011 @ 7:08 pm
Love the idea of incorporating frosting into the cookie! No need for butter!
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Jess — March 27, 2011 @ 8:23 pm
You know what, I can’t even believe to brilliance of this idea. I’m doing this tomorrow, no doubt. It’s on my favorites. Too cool!! Thanks so much for sharing, I literally never know what to do with my extra frosting.
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Sidiqa Sohail — March 28, 2011 @ 3:28 am
WOW! I really needed a recipe like this! I always have tons of leftover frosting which upsets me!
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Frances — March 28, 2011 @ 2:39 pm
this is such a smart and amazing idea….
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Laurel — March 28, 2011 @ 7:40 pm
I think you just changed my life! I cannot wait to see how these taste. I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight at http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
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The Teenage Taste — March 28, 2011 @ 8:52 pm
That is such a great idea! I’d probably have to make frosting especially for this recipe though considering most of the frosting I have leftover from cake baking goes straight into my mouth!
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 5:18 am
Some of the frosting always seems to find a way into my
mouth too!
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Katherine — March 29, 2011 @ 2:07 pm
i made a peppermint frosting (pink!) last Christmas and it has been waiting patiently for something to do / i made this recipe of yours using it / my goodness / are they cute / very pink with bittersweet chocolate chips / i didnt add any more sugar but did use a big fresh duck egg !
clever idea / thanks
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Mmmmm peppermint and chocolate chip–what a great idea! My husband would LOVE those!
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Maria — March 29, 2011 @ 7:17 pm
Wow such a great idea! I never use all the frosting in a recipe when I buy a container so this would be perfect in using up the rest. Thanks so much
–Maria
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Lori @ RecipeGirl — March 29, 2011 @ 10:07 pm
What a fun idea! I love when mistakes turn out to be great things
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Renea west — March 30, 2011 @ 11:17 am
As a wedding cake baker and pastry Chef, i am always looking for recipes to use when I have things left over from a project. I love your idea for the cookies. I posted the story and a link to your recipe on my blog. They look so good!
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Kim - Liv Life — March 30, 2011 @ 8:21 pm
Don’t you just love successful mistakes?? Well done!
I particularly love that you didn’t waste the blondies…;)
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
March 31st, 2011 at 5:13 am
Well, you know, throwing the blondies would have just been so wasteful. The only logical choice was to eat them all!
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Maris (In Good Taste) — April 1, 2011 @ 8:51 am
Doesn’t sound like a mistake to me!!! These look delicious.
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i just found your blog and i’m so glad i did.
i can’t wait to start trying your recipes!
yay for mistakes because these cookies look awesome.
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Jenn@eatcakefordinner — April 3, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
Interesting, I have never heard of such a thing. I’ll have to keep this in mind next time I have extra frosting on hand.
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Helena — April 10, 2011 @ 7:03 am
Oh those cookies look yummy. I usually have some leftover frosting in the fridge, but I’ve never thought about using it in cookies. Great idea!
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KitchenChaosGirls — June 21, 2011 @ 1:13 pm
What a cool idea for leftover frosting! Does the cookie taste super sweet with the added sweetness from the frosting?
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
June 21st, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Nope. They taste about as sweet as a regular sugar cookie.
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Maddie — August 17, 2012 @ 10:38 am
I love these cookies! I make them all the time now and all my friends and family LOVE them. They’re quick, easy, and DELICIOUS. Thanks!!!
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