Everyone needs a tried and true recipe. The standby. The one you have memorized because you've made it so many times. The holidays are a stressful time, and sometimes the only thing that can make it better is the food and drink involved. This holiday season I have quite a few recipes lined up that I want to make. I've got a pretty ambitious Pinterest board with some of my aspirations and I'm planning on making a board filled only with recipes I've actually successfully made.
I thought I'd start off December with a tried and true sugar cookie recipe.
The Perfect Sugar Cookie
What you will need:
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350
Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
Whisk egg, butter and vanilla extract together
Add wet ingredients to the dry bowl slowly
Flour a cutting board generously. Roll the dough onto the board so that it is evenly distributed (about 1/4 inch). Use your favorite cookie cutter, then transfer to a baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes.
I'm always torn on the frosting. Sometimes I make it with confectioners sugar and milk but I never get it exactly how I want it.
What about you? Do you like your sugar cookies with or without frosting? Leave your recipes in the comments!
Make sure to check out my Death By Christmas Cookie recipe as well. This one is a hit!
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YES!! Bring on the sugar! Best part of holidays? I think it just may be.
ReplyDelete-Jamie
http://chatterblossom.blogspot.com/
Haha. Both. I eat sugar cookies with frosting, without frosting, baked, raw, in huge lumps, in tiny crumbs...I just love the things. These look delish!
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-Brittney
http://smartgirlstyle.blogspot.com
What's a holiday without plenty of sugar? YUM these look delicious
ReplyDeleteYummy! I am returning the follow via GFC, Pinterest, & Twitter.
ReplyDeleteOh jeez. I am not even going to think about clicking on the Death by Christmas Cookie link until I'm about to go to the grocery store Friday! ;]
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to perfect my gluten free sugar cookies this year!!
I hope you share it with everyone! I've got a lot of gluten free people on my list this year:)
DeleteOh they look good!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Totally pinning this so I can make them with my kids! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSugar cookies are my favorite since I was a child, I can't wait to try these. With frosting is usually a bit too sweet for my taste, but I love them pretty much any way! Thanks for linking!
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