Egg Yolk Tempra Recipe
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Egg Yolk Tempra

By: LGBurnett 
"This makes a shiny gloss finish on most any cookie. Works best on light color cookies, like sugar cookie cutouts. Depending on the color you are going for, you will probably need between 2 and 8 drops of food coloring."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (15)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 quarter cup
 

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 5 drops food coloring

Directions

  1. Mix egg yolk and water. Divide into dishes for as many colors as you want to make. Add food coloring to get shade desired (e.g., 2 Red plus 2 Yellow for Orange; 3 Blue for Blue).
  2. Paint on unbaked cookies and bake as you normally would. Cookies will come out with shiny color finish.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2008 by Baba99   view full review
This is really a recipe for artists - the trick is to paint very thinly. No wonder there are...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2009 by chocobelle   view full review
After reading the negative reviews (smells/tastes bad) I was almost scared away from trying. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2003 by Altchar   view full review
I gave the kids (ages 4 to 10) egg yolks and water. They mixed them and divided them among...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2007 by LKJRN   view full review
I didn't need to spray or grease my baking sheet for the sugar cookie recipe that I used. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2009 by runswscissors949 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
i love this recipe. my mom always decorated sugar cookies like this as i was growing up and i...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2010 by Gila   view full review
Cute idea! I made red, yellow, and green; unfortunately the red turned kind of orangey from...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by Anesia   view full review
very cool! i didn't change the recipe and i applied it thinly. came out just like the picture!...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2005 by MISSCINDYSUE   view full review
tasted nasty and made the cookies look really sick!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2004 by Rachel   view full review
This was a very pretty addition to my sugar cookies. A light orange would be perfect for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by smilem   view full review
The coloring was dull, not shiny like the pic, but it was ok..

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