Jac o' lyn Murphy: the daily meal

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Homemade Sprinkles...really!

Yes, I made Sprinkles at home...

I know,

it seems slightly wacky

but just look at how fun they are!

It is a little time consuming,

but it's easy and you are totally in control of the colors.

I sifted together powdered sugar and corn starch...

added milk...

then divided the batter into bowls and mixed in

Wilton Icing Colors...

the icing went into a piping bags, with the smallest tip I have

(approx 1.16")

I dotted...

and dashed...

(these are for the "jimmie" sprinkles, just snap them into little bits)

let them dry for 8 to 10 hours and

Sprinkle like Crazy!

Homemade Sprinkles

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

3 tablespoons milk

Wilton Icing Colors or Food Coloring in your choice of colors

To make the sprinkle batter, sift together the confectioners’ sugar and cornstarch so that there are no lumps. Slowly mix in the milk until you reach a thick enough consistency to pipe (similar to frosting). At this point, separate the batter into small bowls and color each differently with the food coloring. You should have enough for 4 bowl approx 2 tablespoons each.

Put icing into pastry bag with 1/16" pastry tip.

Pipe icing into dots or lines onto parchment paper and let dry at least 8 hours.

and this is how I made the hearts...

Read all about it...

HERE ON THE DAILY MEAL

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Homemade Thin Mints from an old Girl Scout...

Tomorrow is

National Girl Scout Cookie Day

and I am helping out my friends at

The Daily Meal with a special treat...

(this book is my mom's Girl Scout Handbook from the 1940's!)

Homemade Thin Mints!

They are surprisingly easy and fun to make.

cream together softened butter, sugar and peppermint extract...

then mix together unsweetened cocoa, flour and salt

and combine with butter mixture...

form dough into balls...

flatten with the bottom of a glass or your palm

and bake...

melt dark chocolate, butter and more peppermint extract...

then coat the cookie with melted chocolate...

let chocolate set and you are done!

and yes, many years ago,

I was a Girl Scout,

not much has changed-

the Cooking Badge completed, the Cyclist Badge blank!

Look for Girl Scouts in your area Friday,

they will be unveiling their new box design,

giving out samples and undoubtedly making everyone smile!

Homemade Thin Mints

3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp kosher salt

For dipping
10 oz bag of dark chocolate chip morsels

1 stick of butter

1/2 tsp peppermint extract

Preheat oven to 350

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together butter sugar until just combined then add peppermint extract. In a medium bowl sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Slowly add dry mixture to butter/sugar mixture until dough starts to come together.

By hand, roll dough into balls slightly smaller tan the size of a golf ball and place on cookie sheet. With the bottom of a drinking glass or your palm,

flatten the balls until dough is approx 1/2 inch thick.

Bake for 15 minutes and place on rack to cool.

While cookies are cooling, melt chocolate chips and butter,

when melted, stir in 1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract.

One by one, dip bottom of cooled cookies in the melted chocolate mixture, then turn to coat top and all sides. Place on tray lined with parchment paper and let cool until hardened.