This weekend, I finally got around to baking sugar cookies.
I was pretty sure one of us was going to founder on them and it wasn’t me.
Despite the fact Captain Cavedweller isn’t a big sweet eater, there are a few treats that he can’t pass up.
Sugar Cookies are definitely on the short list.
Here is the recipe. These take a little time and effort but it is well worth it!
Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of lemon juice
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 cups flour
Frosting
Cream together butter and sugars. Add in eggs, vanilla and lemon juice. Mix dry ingredients together and gradually add into creamed mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Generously flour a flat surface and your rolling pin. Scoop out half the dough and roll until about 1/4 inch thick. You want to work fairly quickly at this point because the warmer the dough gets the stickier it becomes and you don’t want to add more flour. Cut into shapes and bake about 6-8 minutes or until cookies are just set. You do not want them to get brown at all. Cool in pan for one minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Frost and decorate then watch them disappear.
You can use a royal icing if you are of a mind to stir up a batch or, if you are a lazy slug like me, I whip out a can of Betty Crocker vanilla frosting and frost away. I also like to use decorator gels, especially the sparkly variety, along with sprinkles!
Here are a few links to some of our other favorites!
