How to Make Football Cookies
If you need a tasty treat for a football party, follow these steps to make football-shaped cookies and score a touchdown at your party.
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You Will Need
- 1 c. of sugar
- 1 c. of butter
- 1 tsp. of ground ginger
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp. of ground cinnamon
- 2 and 3/4 c. of flour
- Chocolate icing
- White icing
- Football-shaped cookie cutter
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Cookie sheet
- Pastry bag
Steps
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Step 1
Beat ingredients
Beat the sugar, butter, ginger, egg, and cinnamon in a large bowl for three minutes. The combination should be light and fluffy.
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Step 2
Add flour
Slowly combine the flour into the bowl while beating the mixture on a low speed. Once the flour is combined and mixed into the ingredients, the dough will form.
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Step 3
Chill the dough
Chill the dough for an hour before baking the cookies. Chilled dough sticks together better than warm dough, and the chilled dough will be easier to form into shapes.
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Step 4
Roll out dough
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a 1/8-inch thickness.
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Step 5
Cut out football shapes
Use the cookie cutter to cut out football shapes. Spray the cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and place the shapes 1 inch apart on the sheet.
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Check that the cookie sheet is cool or at room temperature before you put your dough on it. If your cookie sheet is too warm the dough could melt, which could affect the texture of the baked cookie.
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Step 6
Bake cookies
Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned and the edges are firm.
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Step 7
Cool cookies
Cool the cookies before you decorate them. The icing and piping could melt on warm cookies, making the decorations look sloppy.
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Step 8
Decorate cookies
Decorate the cookies with chocolate icing. Pipe white icing to resemble the lacing on a football. They're sure to be a touchdown with everyone.
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In 2003, a company in North Carolina baked the world's largest cookie weighing in at 37,000 pounds.
