I think Lyle Lovett captures Texas in music so well....my absolute favorite is That's Right (You're Not From Texas) , but Texas wants you anyway...take a listen if you have time. What I love about Texas:
- bluebonnets,
- boots & jeans are acceptable attire just about anywhere,
- the Astros,
- my grocery store sells Texas-shaped tortilla chips and crackers,
- driving down any country road, you are liable to get a "steering wheel wave" from every passing pick-up truck....you know what I'm talking about...the hand doesn't leave the top of the steering wheel, but the fingers go up, or you might just get a one-finger acknowledgement. No, not that finger...Texas is friendly! :)
- Tex-Mex...in particular, Chuy's
- beef , not pork, BBQ and the Lone Star Beer to go with it.
So, my husband left for work today with these Texas cookies for a few customers.
- Using a #2 or #3 tip, pipe the outline of Texas in white royal icing.
- Pipe a vertical line a little less than halfway across and then a horizontal line across the rest of the cookie to section off the areas of the flag.
- Thin blue, red and white icing to a syrup-like consistency and cover with a damp dishtowel. Let sit for several minutes. When ready to begin, stir gently with a rubber spatula and pour into a squeeze bottle. (Blue: AmeriColor Royal Blue with a drop of AmeriColor Navy, Red: Spectrum Super Red)
- Fill in the left half of the cookie in blue. Use a toothpick to guide into corners.
- Fill in top of cookie in white.
- Fill in bottom of cookie in red.
- Let dry for at least one hour.
- Change the tip on the un-thinned white icing to a #4. Pipe a star near the center of the blue section. If desired, lightly dampen finger and tap out any ridges in the star.
Here are a few more Texas cookies I've made over the years:
I love these yellow rose cookies. Someday, I need to learn the words to the "Yellow Rose of Texas".These cookies were for one of my sister's best friend's weddings. The bluebonnets were drawn on with food coloring markers.
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