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Egg Yolk Tempra

SUBMITTED BY: LGBurnett PHOTO BY: ccoleman

"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."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe average a 3.5 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 1 quarter cup

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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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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2003 by Liz
I gave the kids (ages 4 to 10) egg yolks and water. They mixed them and divided them among... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2005 by MISSCINDYSUE
tasted nasty and made the cookies look really sick! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2007 by LKJRN
I didn't need to spray or grease my baking sheet for the sugar cookie recipe that I used. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2004 by Rachel
This was a very pretty addition to my sugar cookies. A light orange would be perfect for... MORE


 
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