Golden Snitch Caramel Apple Cider - Nerdy nummies

Hey guys, it’s Ro! Welcome to another Nerdy Nummies! I got so many requests from you guys to make something else Harry Potter related. And, it’s cold outside, I’ve been drinking a lot of hot apple cider, so I thought, let’s combine these ideas and let’s make Golden Snitch Caramel Apple Cider! Let’s get started! The things you will need, will be: 3 cups of regular flour, 1/2 a teaspoon of almond extract, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 cup of butter, which is 2 sticks, and 1 cup of regular sugar. You’ll also need 1/4 cup of light brown sugar and some salted caramel toppings, om yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum! 8 cups of spiced cider, I just bought a big jug at the store. And, some whipped cream, 2 mixing bowls, a little hand mixer, a cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper. A whisk, a tear shaped cookie cutter, 2 gold cups, I’ll put some links down below to different sites where you can find gold cups, and if you can’t find gold you can use yellow, or anything that will look like the golden snitch. white cookie icing, and now let’s put it all together! The first thing that we’re gonna do is make our side of the cup wing cookies. I’m using a really yummy recipe, it’s a vanilla almond sugar cookie recipe. Om mum, mum, mum, mum! And, the first thing that we’re gonna do is in this mixing bowl we’re gonna sift together our flour and baking powder. Next in the second bowl we are gonna cream together our butter and sugar. So put all the butter in, make sure it’s room temperature, and put all your sugar in. Then you’re gonna beat it till its light and fluffy. Now add both of your extracts, vanilla and almond, and your 1 egg. Then we’re gonna mix again until everything is smooth and combined. Now you’re gonna slowly add in your flour and then mix. I like to add it in thirds. Once your dough is mixed up you’re gonna take a little bit of flour, sprinkle it over a flat surface, so that it won’t stick. Plop it down, you’re gonna flatten it out. Take a rolling pin, sprinkle a little flour on top, and then roll it out. Now to make the wings you’re gonna take your tear shaped cookie cutter, and, we’re gonna cut ‘em out, a whole bunch of ‘em. and remember you’re gonna need 2 for every cup. And then remove the excess dough, set it off to the side so we can make some more. And then, we’re gonna take this little jobber, I found it at the craft store Michaels, it’s got these different cutting patterns and I picked one that was really jagged, it just went up, down, up, down, up, down up, down to look like the bottom of the wing, like little feathers. So what you’re gonna do is at the corner, you’re gonna line it up, and you’re gonna cut all the way across. Then you’re gonna move them over to your baking sheet. Once you’ve got your cookie wings all cut out, we are gonna take this cutting knife and we’re gonna cut angled notches into the side so it’ll sit on the side of your cookie. Maybe I’ll have a little snaeck. Once you’ve got all the notches cut out, we are gonna put these cookies in the freezer for 10 minutes to chill. This will help them keep their shape while they’re baking. And, we’re gonna heat our ovens to 350 and bake for 10 minutes. After your cookies are done baking, give them plenty of time to cool, and then, we are going to decorate. I’ve got some vanilla cookie icing, and I just put it in a little plastic baggie and then put a number 2 tip at the end for a little bit more control. And now we’re gonna ice the top of our cookies. The first thing that we’re gonna do is draw an outline all the way around the wing, and then fill it in. You can also use a toothpick to shape the icing for detail. I let the cookie icing set for about 10 minutes to harden, and now I’ve switched the tip. I put a number 1 tip, so it’s a little bit smaller, and now I’m just gonna draw little lines so it looks a little bit more like the Golden Snitch wings. Now that we’re done decorating our cookies, we are gonna make our Caramel Apple Cider! The first thing that you’re gonna do is in a medium sized saucepan we are gonna add 8 cups of spiced cider. Then we’re gonna add 1/4 cup of our light brown sugar, and a 1/4 cup of our salted caramel topping. Now we’re gonna take our pot over to the stove, we’re gonna turn it on medium heat and we’re gonna stir frequently until everything is dissolved and it starts to simmer. And then it’s ready to serve! Now we’re gonna put everything together, I’ve got 2 cups out, but if you have a bunch of friends coming over just use as many as you’d like. Oh this smells so good! Alright, using a ladle, I’m just gonna carefully pour our hot caramel apple cider into this little cup. Now you put a little whipped cream on top. Ooooooohh! And, I put a little bit of the salted caramel topping into a little squeezy bottle. This is optional, you don’t have to do this, I just love caramel. Oh my gosh! Look how cute that is! And now, you’re just gonna take your winged cookies, and we’re gonna put 'em on each side and then I'll flip it around so you can see it. Aaaaah! And now you can make as many as you’d like. Ta-da! We made Golden Snitch Caramel Apple Cider today, thanks you guys for suggesting something Harry Potter themed! I love Harry Potter! These were really fun to make. If you guys make these or any version, please send me pictures. I love to re-post them and re-blog them. I just get a big kick out of seeing your baking creations! It makes me happy! I’ll be posting lots of pictures on Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and Twitter, if you want to check ‘em out. And, if you have any other ideas for any other Nerdy Nummies please let me know! Leave me a comment down below and I will do my best to make it happen. Thanks again you guys, bye-bye! I wish I knew a spell to start baking. Expecto Sugar… Romus Oh my gosh, I’m a bad wizard!