Nym was having a bachelor party and requested pinata cookies, but shaped like cats. I followed this recipe pretty exactly. The pinata is filled with mini M&Ms. The cooking time was ridiculous, making each cookie about an hour to make. Since I didn’t have cookie cutters for this project, I made a stencil out of a Priority Mail box, and traced the dough with a xacto knife. I had to keep running the dough back into the fridge to cool it enough to work with. The cookies are glued together with royal icing.
Recipe Link: http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/958083/cinco-de-mayo-pinata-cookies
The site shows step by step instructions on coloring the dough, layering it into a bread tin, cooling it until its a block, and slicing cookie-thick layers.
The baking part:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Mini M&M candies
Cook at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
Enjoy!
