Cookies were first brought to America around 400 years ago by Dutch immigrants. Over time, the Dutch word “koekje” evolved into “cookie.” Even so, the cookies we know today weren’t common until the late 18th century, when they were made by creaming butter and sugar. And now that you know the history of this baked treat, it’s time to get baking, and there’s no better way to start than with these 4 innovative cookie designs that we’re particularly proud of!
1. Watermelon Cookies
You’ll Need:
- flour for the worktop
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough with red food coloring
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough with green food coloring
- some milk
- chocolate chips
Here’s How:
1. Sprinkle a decent amount of flour onto the worktop. Start to roll the red dough into a cylinder.
2. Sprinkle some more flour onto your worktop and roll out the uncolored cookie dough using a floured rolling pin; make sure the dough is the same width as the red dough cylinder. Brush a thin layer of milk onto the uncolored dough and cut along to the top edge. This ensures you have a straight edge when you roll up the red dough cylinder.
3. Repeat these steps with the green dough: roll out, brush on milk, cut and roll up.
4. Before performing the next steps, refrigerate the dough for an hour. Now cut two thick slices from each end of the dough so that you can attain a smooth finish. Next, cut the dough roll in half lengthwise. Cut the two melon halves into equally-sized slices. To finish, press the chocolate chips into the dough to create melon seeds. Bake the cookies at 350°F for 15 minutes.
2. Cookie Fries
You’ll Need:
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough
- sugar to sprinkle on
- strawberry jam (optional)
- melted white chocolate (optional)
Here’s How:
1. Shape the cookie dough into a ball – it doesn’t need to be perfectly round and can be slightly bumpy. Cut the dough into thick slices.
2. Roll out the dough slices so that they become slightly bigger. Next, cut them into thin slices that are as wide as their thickness.
3. Bake your “fries” at 400°F for 10 minutes. While they’re still warm, sprinkle on the sugar. For the finishing touch, serve the cookie fries with strawberry jam and melted white chocolate.
3. Lollipop Cookies
You’ll Need:
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough
- 1 portion of sugar cookie dough with red food coloring
Here’s How:
1. Pull an equally-sized portion of dough from each type. First form each portion into balls and then roll them out into strands of equal length and thickness using both hands.
2. Twist the dough strands into a spiral and roll them about on the worktop so that the strands attach to one another. Roll the spiral strand into a lollipop shape and bake it at 350°F for 15 minutes. Once baked, careful insert a cake pop stick into the lollipop spirals. As long as the cookies are warm, there should be no danger of breaking them.
4. Galaxy Cookies
You’ll Need:
- baked round cookies
- frosting in different colors
Here’s How:
1. Fill piping bags with frosting in different colors. Start by piping a ring of black frosting onto the cookie from outer edge toward the center.
2. Now pipe a wider ring of dark blue frosting inside the black one. In the dark blue ring, pipe a small ring of pink frosting before adding a large drop of white frosting in the center.
3. Use a toothpick to mix the different types of frosting with each other while they’re still liquid.
4. Use a toothpick dipped in white frosting to add little stars to the galaxy. Instead of using conventional frosting, you can also create an out-of-this-world glaze using the following recipe.
It may almost seem a shame to gobble up some of these wonderfully designed cookies. But once you’ve taken the first bite, there’ll certainly be no regrets! Happy baking!