- Hey everyone it's Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com.

Today I'm gonna show you how to make

one of my favorite cookies, they're called Pryaniki.

My mom makes these all the time.

Adults love them because there's zero oil

and zero butter and kids really like these too.

So let me go over the ingredients with you.

First things first, you're gonna preheat your oven

to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Next you'll need two cups of sugar, two eggs

and we're gonna separate those,

so you've got your two yolks,

16 ounce tub of sour cream,

we have a teaspoon of baking soda,

half a teaspoon of vinegar

and then we have a little bit of salt, little vanilla

and then we need five cups of All Purpose Flour,

and for the glaze you'll need some powdered sugar,

your two egg whites, some lemon juice

and then some peppermint extract

and you're gonna wanna use this.

It makes the whole cookie tastes like peppermint

and it's wonderful.

So let's get started.

Start with adding your two cups of sugar

and your egg yolks to a mixing bowl.

You're gonna beat those on medium speed

until its kinda like the consistency of snow.

Next we're gonna add our 16 ounces of sour cream

and just whisk that together until it's nice and creamy.

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Now mix your vinegar into the baking soda

and you'll see it get fizzy right away.

Give it a little stir to activate it

and then just mix the entire thing into the mixing bowl.

Then we're also gonna add our salt,

and vanilla extract

and then just mix that until it's well blended.

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Okay, now we're gonna switch over

to our paddle attachment

and we're gonna add the flour just half a cup at a time,

to let it get fully blended

before we add the next half a cup.

And do that until all the flour's well incorporated.

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Now you're gonna use about a heaping teaspoonful of dough

and I like to use these mini scoops

just because they're faster and a little less messy,

so with really well floured hands,

you're gonna take a full scoop,

cos you want the whole cookie to be

about the size of a golf ball

and just pop it into your hand.

Then again with well floured hands, roll it into a ball.

Then put it onto your prepared baking sheet

and flatten them out just a little bit.

Now you don't need much flour at all really for these,

just to keep them from sticking to your hands

and to able to form a nice ball with them.

And also you'll probably need to bake these

in two separate batches.

You're gonna space these about an inch apart

and then bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes,

just until they're barely golden

and then take them out right away.

While your cookies are in the oven

you're gonna make the glaze.

So start with your two egg whites

and beat them on high speed until they're foamy

and about tripled in volume.

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Okay now you should've got that thick foam.

Next we're gonna add two cups of powdered sugar,

confectioners sugar,

along with a teaspoon of lemon juice

and a teaspoon of peppermint extract

and you're gonna mix that together on low speed,

just until it's nicely blended.

Alright, the glaze looks perfect.

Creamy and dreamy, ready for dunking.

And then our cookies just came out of the oven too,

if you wanna take a look at those,

they're just lightly golden on the top,

a little bit darker golden on the bottom.

They're ready to be dipped.

The best way that I know to spread the frosting on these

is to just use your fingers, so you dip them

and then you just spread it over the top.

Then we're gonna set them to dry

and once the tops are all dry,

you're gonna flip them over and just frost the bottoms.

Alright, the cookies are all done,

it's time for the taste test, here we go.

Yum, yum, yum, yum.

So, it's different than any cookie you've probably had.

If you haven't tried Pryaniki they're soft,

they taste like a cookie but they're soft

kinda like a cake almost.

So good and that glaze keeps them soft the next day.

So they're just as good the next day.

Yum, with milk of course.

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