The tang of buttermilk helps offset the sweetness in this rich chocolate icing.
Cookie icings, fillings, fondant
Burnt Butter Icing
The nutty flavor of browned butter makes a truly luscious icing.
Egg Yolk Tempura
This glaze is designed to be brushed on cookies before or during baking. It produces vibrant, glossy colors.
Paint Glaze
This glaze is designed to be “painted” onto cookies after they’re baked and cooled. It’s great for kids; just divide the glaze up among several small pots or the compartments of an ice cube tray, and let them paint away.
Great Grandma Lucas’s Lemon Butter (Lemon Curd)
Lemon butter—or lemon curd, as it is more commonly known—is a staple of the British Isles, and has been a staple in my family as well, through at least five generations on my mother’s side.