Old Timey Christmas

Yummy! Cute and delicious looking.

Classic.Cookies by Parr posted:

Yummy! Cute and delicious looking.

thanks so much Parr!

They look delisious!!!

Love that tones of red and green.

Evelindecora posted:

They look delisious!!!

thank you Evelin!

Manu posted:

Love that tones of red and green.

thank you Manu!

These are adorable. I'm not familiar with cold coating, so I am looking it up...Always learning =) 

I'm the same as loco meow I'll have to look that one up too your cookies do look very delicious and pretty

loco_meow posted:

These are adorable. I'm not familiar with cold coating, so I am looking it up...Always learning =) 

Anne Marie Adams posted:

I'm the same as loco meow I'll have to look that one up too your cookies do look very delicious and pretty

Very pretty!

virago posted:

loco_meow posted:

These are adorable. I'm not familiar with cold coating, so I am looking it up...Always learning =) 

Anne Marie Adams posted:

I'm the same as loco meow I'll have to look that one up too your cookies do look very delicious and pretty

thank you for the lovely comments!

 

the term "cold coat" comes from the book 'Gingerbread Academy - Techniques of Hungarian Gingerbread' (http://www.tundescreations.com/books.html). I'm not sure this is a widely used term, but I haven't found any other term to describe the technique, even after scouring the internet. cold coating involves baking the gingerbread, allowing cookies to cool, brushing on an egg based top coat, then baking the cookies again at a lower temp to dry the coating.

 

here's a CC chat with Tunde from Jan 2016 --
http://cookieconnection.juliau...of-tunde-s-creations -- @ 11:43 AM she talks about her egg wash.

 

I had trouble with Tunde's egg wash formula and technique as described in the book for achieving the shiny finish. on both the pre-baked clear coat and post-baked colored cold coat, I just wasn't getting good surface or color coverage. possibly because I'm using a different gingerbread recipe than the one in the book. mine is heavy on spice and molasses vs. the books recipe of a honey based gingerbread.

 

anyway, for the above gingerbread cookies, here's what worked for me to get the shiny top coat...

- they were first baked to soft at the temperature called for in the recipe, 375^oF
- allowed to cool completely
- two thin coats egg wash brushed on cookie tops
 -- mix thoroughly 1 egg yolk (chalazae removed) + 1 tsp whole milk + gel color (optional)
- cookies baked again at lower temp, 170^oF, for 9 minutes
- allow cookies to cool completely before applying royal icing

Thank you now I understand

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

Very pretty!

thanks so much Carol!