Thursday, October 11, 2012

Sugur Cookies

4 dozen Cookies


  • 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. 
  3. Decorating options:
    1. Roll round teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets
    2. Add food coloring to dough, mix well and roll out and use cookie cutter shaps
    3. do either of the above with or without food coloring and add sprinkles.  (this is what we did today, Aj was not into using the cookie cutters, but loved choosing a color and sprinkling over the cookie
  4. Bake 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on the cookies sheet for 2 minutes before moving them over to the wire racks
  5. Enjoy