Here's my favorite traditional sugar cookie recipe, the kind you cut out and ice. Just made some for a halloween party and forgot to factor in the fact that they will expand in the oven. I bought a cookie cutter the size I wanted to cookies to be and they turned in to mega-cookies! Oh well, still yummy.
Sugar Cookies
Cream together:
1 1/3 C. butter, softened
2 C. sugar
Add:
4 large eggs
Dissolve together:
2 t. baking soda
1/2 C. milk
2 t. vanilla
Add this to the butter mixture and mix well.
Add:
8 C. flour
1/2 t. salt
Mix well.
Chill dough at least 1/2 hour. I like to divide in two and wrap in plastic, flattening into disks - makes it easier to roll out. Roll out on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of plastic wrap. Cut out. I like them nice and thick so I roll them out to a little under 1/2". If you like them thinner, you will get more cookies that way.
Bake on an ungreased pan for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees or until they just start to crack. I like mine on the softer side so I don't let them brown much at all. Cool completely. Frost.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
4 C. powdered sugar
food coloring (opt.)
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add milk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add sugar and mix until well blended. Add food coloring.
*Note: I've also just shaped the dough into a log and chilled until solid. Then I sliced them and froze them. When I wanted fresh cookies I'd just take out and let sit on a cookie tray for a little bit and bake as above.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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