Description
Shaker Cookies are whimsical sugar cookies with clear isomalt “windows” filled with sprinkles that shake inside. These fun, interactive cookies are perfect for parties, holidays, and gifting, combining baking and candy-making into a delightful treat that’s as playful as it is delicious.
Ingredients
Cookie dough of choice (sugar cookie dough recommended)
Isomalt crystals
Water (1/8 cup for every 1 cup isomalt)
Royal icing
Sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- Roll out cookie dough and cut shapes with a large cookie cutter. Transfer to a lined tray, then cut out centers with a smaller cutter. Chill for 10 minutes.
- Bake cookies according to recipe, checking early. Cool completely. You’ll need three cookies per shaker: top, hollow middle, and bottom.
- Preheat oven to 265°F. Melt isomalt in a pot over medium heat until boiling, then remove until bubbles settle. Stir in water carefully. Return pot to oven for 8–10 minutes.
- Pour hot isomalt into the cutouts of two cookies (top and bottom). Spread evenly and cool for at least 10 minutes. Polish with lightly oiled paper towel if cloudy.
- Assemble by piping royal icing around one isomalt-filled cookie. Stack the hollow cookie on top and add sprinkles. Pipe icing again, then top with the second isomalt-filled cookie. Decorate as desired.
Notes
- Chill dough before baking to prevent spreading.
- Sugar cookie dough works best for shape and stability.
- Use colored isomalt for tinted glass windows.
- Polish cooled isomalt with a lightly oiled cloth for clarity.
- Avoid humidity—store cookies in a dry, airtight container.
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking & Sugar Work
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
