Graduation Sugar Cookies

Becca — Thu, 24 May 2018 18:09:27 +0000

I was just scrolling through Instagram and spotted some graduation sugar cookies from Jenny Cookies. It reminded my that I don’t think I ever did a blog post about the graduation sugar cookies my niece and I made last year. She wanted to make cookies for her brother’s graduation party and came over so we could bake together.

We live in the same area as my sister and sister-in-law, so the kids all go to the same schools. Once in high school, they are the Glacier Peak Grizzlies. We have a niece who graduated in 2016, a nephew in 2017, another niece in 2018, my son in 2019, and another niece in 2020 all from Glacier Peak. Then, we get a little break until my daughter moves up to high school.

I might be borrowing my sister-in-law’s graduation cap cookie cutter quite a bit.

I think they turned out pretty cute! Jenny, over at Jenny Cookies, uses buttercream for her frosting. I’ve always used powdered sugar and milk and just mixed those two ingredients together to get the consistency I wanted. I think I may shift over to buttercream. I didn’t realize there were so many different buttercream frosting recipes. Whenever I’ve used buttercream, I’ve just used the Wilton recipe. Whichever frosting recipe you choose, I’m sure Google will help you discover lots of options.

Graduation Sugar Cookies

These are super soft rolled sugar cookies that can be cut with any cookie cutters you have on hand. The graduation cap cookie cutter came from Amazon and I had the other shapes in my collection.

CourseDesserts

Ingredients

6cups flour
4 1/2tsps baking powder
1tsp salt
1cup + 2 tbsps butter
1cup shortening
2 1/4cups sugar
3 eggs
3tbsps milk
1tbsp vanilla

Instructions

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Add flour mixture a little at a time. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
Roll the dough onto a floured board, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Place onto a parchment or Silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-9 minutes. Larger cookies may take more time to bake. Cool and decorate with your choice of frosting.

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Apple Crisp

Becca — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:18:52 +0000

It’s been forever since I’ve felt like a blogger, writer, or photographer. I kind of fell off the blogging wagon and can’t seem to crawl my way back on. I made some apple crisp today and decided it was photo-worthy. I didn’t bother to get my fancy camera out. I just used my phone, but the pictures didn’t turn out horrible.

Apple Crisp

The perfect treat for a cold and rainy day.

CourseDesserts

Servings

Ingredients

6medium applescored, peeled, and sliced
1tsp lemon juice
1tsp cinnamon
1cup oats
3/4cup Brown Sugar
3/4cup flour
1stick buttersoftened

Instructions

Core, peel, and slice the apples. Add lemon juice and cinnamon. Stir together until apples are coated. In a separate bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and butter until crumbly. Pour the apples into a greased baking dish. (A 9x13 is fine. My favorite baking dish happens to be round.) Top with crumb topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

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