Brain Cookies with Blood Glaze

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse
Show: Emeril Live Episode: Emeril's Tricks or Sweets
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Yield: about 2 dozen

Brain Cookies:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup very finely chopped walnuts, or pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
About 5 drops red food coloring
About 9 drops blue food coloring

Blood Glaze:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
35 to 40 drops red food coloring

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with
parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Into a separate
bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Alternating
with the eggs, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating
well after the addition of each. Fold in the nuts, vanilla, and red
and blue food coloring, being careful not to overmix the dough. (The
food coloring will make the dough a grayish color, resembling the
color of brains.)

Place the dough in batches in a potato ricer and push the dough out
onto the prepared baking sheets in long tubes of dough. With your
fingers, loosely pat and arrange the dough strands into clumps
resembling brains, pushing to form 2 hemispheres and shaping into a
walnut-like shape. Bake until golden brown on the bottom, 12 to 14
minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

To make the "blood glaze," in a small bowl, combine the
confectioners' sugar with the food coloring to make a thick glaze,
whisking together. Drizzle the "blood" onto the cookies and serve
either warm or at room temperature.

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