It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the time of family, magic, music, and of course Christmas cookies! Today we share with you a recipe from the Disney Parks Blog on how to make a Mickey Holly Cookie. These cookies aren’t just beautiful, but also delicious! Give this recipe a try and then share your experience with everyone below!
Happy baking and happy Christmas!
Mickey Holly Cookie – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 butter sticks, cubed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 tsp of egg replacer mixed with 4 tbsp warm water
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
For the royal icing:
- Gel-based food coloring
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp meringue powder
- 5 tbsp water
Tools:
- Stand-up mixer
- Cookie pan & parchment paper
- Piping bags; #1 & #2 piping tips
- Rolling pin
- Toothpicks
- Square cookie cutter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
Mix Together the Cookie Dough
- Using a paddle attachment for your mixer (or mix with a spatula) cream together the butter, sugar, and egg replacer.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix on a medium speed.
- Once mixed, add the vanilla extract to the dough.
- Prep an area with parchment paper and use the rolling pin to evenly spread out the dough to 1/4” thickness
Cut and Bake the Cookies
- Use the square cookie cutters to carefully cut out the cookies.
- Once cut, evenly lay out the cookies onto a parchment paper covered cookie pan.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes
Create the Icing
- While the cookies cool, create your royal icing.
- The icing must start off with a lot of air bubbles, so use your mixer to combine the water and meringue powder and whisk the two until light and frothy.
- Gently fold the powdered sugar into the mixture to stop the powder from flying out, then mix on a medium high setting.
- The icing should stiffen and form peaks. If too stiff, mix in 1/4 tsp of water at a time until the consistency is the same as shown. Once ready, separate evenly into two bowls.
Add Color to the Icing
- Use a toothpick to add moss green gel food coloring to one bowl of icing. Add in small amounts, cleaning the toothpick each time, until you get your desired green.
- Take half of the green icing and place in another bowl. In this new bowl, add a tablespoon or two of water until you get a smoother consistency. This will be your green flood icing.
- Split the bowl of white icing in two and create white flood icing as well.
- Fill 4 piping bags with the icing, use #1 piping tips for the stiff icing and #2 for flood icing.
Decorate with Icing
- Begin with the stiff white icing and outline along the edge of the entire cookie. This will be your barrier and keep your other icing from spilling over.
- Take your white flood icing and starting from a corner of the cookie, fill the entire surface of the cookie within the edge of the stiff icing.
- Use a toothpick to move the icing around and fill in any open spaces within the icing.
- Add more icing, if needed.
Place the Chocolate Candy
- Turn the cookie and place the large red chocolate candy on the left side of the cookie.
- Gently press into the icing.Then take the two smaller candies and place them above the larger candy to form Mickey’s ears.
- Set aside to allow the top to dry slightly.
Add the Details
- Once the first layer has firmed up create the holly leaves using the stiff green icing. Start from the corner to the right of the Mickey and draw C sideways, facing up three times.
- Repeat by drawing C three times facing downwards. Be sure to connect to the ends of the upper line.
- Draw an oval in the middle of the leaf and fill in the edges.
- Repeat and create a second smaller leaf below the first.
- Use the stiff white icing to draw a border of evenly spaced dots all around the edge of the cookie.
Final Tips
Set the cookies aside to allow the icing to dry and harden for a few hours. You may need to allow for more time depending on the temperature and humidity of your kitchen.
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How did your cookies turn out? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below! You can also see a printable version of this recipe here: Christmas Cookie DIY. Merry Christmas!
