Tux and Gown Cookies Recipe Kitchen

Tux & Gown Cookies Recipe | Recipe Iseasy Kitchen

Skill Level: Intermediate
Makes: 32 cookies
Nutritional Info per Cookie: Serving Size: 1/32 of batch
Calories: 222
Total Fat: 10g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Carbohydrates: 31g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 20g
Protein: 2g
Cholesterol: 49mg
Sodium: 78mg
Total Time: 1 hour
Prep: 25 min
Inactive: 20 min
Bake: 15 min

Whip up these elegant Tux & Gown Cookies for your next celebrationperfectly dressed cookies that look stunning and taste divine! Impress guests with tuxedo bow ties or little black dresses made easy.

• Oil, for greasing
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, 8 oz), at room temperature
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 large egg yolks
• Chocolate Frosting:
  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
• White Frosting:
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp warm water

1. Preheat your oven to 350F. Lightly brush oil on two baking trays for golden perfection.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and saltyour fluffy base awaits!
3. In a liquid measuring cup, whisk buttermilk with vanilla extract; set aside to infuse flavor.
4. In a large bowl, cream butter until silky with an electric mixer. Gradually beat in sugar at high speed for 5 minutes until ultra-fluffy. Add eggs and yolks one by one, beating well. On low, alternate dry and wet ingredients (start and end with dry), mixing just until smoothdon't overmix for tender cookies!
5. Scoop 2 tablespoons batter per cookie onto sheets, 2 inches apart (use a cookie scoop for ease). Bake 12-15 minutes until edges are golden. Cool completely on a rack.
6. For chocolate frosting: Place chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Simmer cream, pour over chocolate, and let sit 5 minutes. Whisk into glossy ganache. Fill half into a pastry bag with small tip.
7. For white frosting: Whisk confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, and warm water until shiny and smooth. Pipe a quarter into a bag with narrow tip.
8. To Decorate:
9. Tuxedo cookies: On a wire rack over a sheet, flood cookies with white frosting; let dry. Pipe chocolate bow ties and lapels for dapper style.
10. Dress cookies: Pipe chocolate dress shapes, then add white pearl borders at the neckline. Sprinkle candy pearls or silver dragees for sparkle!
11. Let set 20 minutes. Store airtight up to 2 dayspure elegance in every bite!