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Snickerdoodle Cookies

Becca — Tue, 21 May 2019 22:49:24 +0000

I decided that my Snickerdoodle cookie recipe needed some updated pictures today. My brain has been playing tricks with me lately and movement is not my friend. I was trying to think of things to do that didn’t involve reading, scrolling, watching tv, videos, excessive movement, or too much thinking. (#strokebrain) Photography seems pretty harmless and I can type with my eyes closed, for the most part. Plus, I just found out that my son’s girlfriend and family haven’t tried Snickerdoodle cookies. Crazy!

Snickerdoodle Cookies

These are super soft cookies that are easy to make and sooo yummy.

CourseCookies
CuisineCookies

Ingredients

1cup shortening
1 1/2cups sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4cups four
2tsp cream of tartar
1tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt

Cinnamon Sugar

1/2cup sugar
1Tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

Mix shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix. Add dry ingredients and mix. Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into balls. Roll dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture. I bake these cookies on a Silpat lined baking sheet, at 400 degrees, for 7 minutes.

Happy baking, friends!

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Valentine Sugar Cookies

Becca — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:20:33 +0000

We’ve been snowed in for days and days and days! I was thinking that some of my local friends might be in need of a new recipe to try. I’ve posted this recipe many times, but I thought it might need to move to the top of the blog for Valentine’s Day. It’s my go-to recipe for any holiday or season.

Valentine Sugar Cookies

CuisineCookies

Servings

24cookies

Servings

24cookies

Ingredients

18Tbsp buttersoftened
1cup shortening
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
3Tbsp milk
1Tbsp vanilla
6cups flour
4 1/2tsp baking powder
1tsp salt

Instructions

Beat butter, shortening, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix. Let dough chill in the fridge for 3 hours. Roll dough on a cutting board, lightly dusted with flour. I like a thick cookie, so I roll my dough slightly thicker than 1/4" thick. Cut in any shape desired. Bake for 7-8 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool and frost. For the frosting, my favorite is a simple powdered sugar and milk frosting. I pour powdered sugar into the bowl and add just a little bit of milk. Keep stirring and slowly add milk until you get to the desired consistency. If you want a thick frosting, add less milk. If you want a glaze, add more milk. I try to use as little food coloring as possible because DYE IS EVIL. A tiny little half-drop of red food coloring will make a nice pink. I also found an all natural food coloring on Amazon, by McCormick. You can also use a little raspberry juice to make a nice pink and then you don't need to use dye at all, which is good because DYE IS EVIL! (Ask me how I feel about food dyes in our foods!) Happy baking and Happy Valentine's Day!

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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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Valentine Sugar Cookie Recipe

Becca — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:17:41 +0000

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so we couldn’t resist baking a few sugar cookies to pack in lunches this week. This is my go-to recipe for sugar cookies of any shape.

Valentine Sugar Cookies

CourseCookies
CuisineCookies

Ingredients

18TBSP buttersoftened
1cup shortening
2 1/4cups sugar
3 eggs
3TBSP milk
1TBSP vanilla
6cups flour
4 1/2 tsp baking powder
1tsp salt

Recipe Notes

Beat butter, shortening, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix. Let dough chill in the fridge for 3 hours.

Roll dough on a cutting board, lightly dusted with flour. I like a thick cookie, so I roll my dough slightly thicker than 1/4" thick. Cut in any shape desired.

Bake for 7-8 minutes at 375 degrees.

Cool and frost. For the frosting, my favorite is a simple powdered sugar and milk frosting. I pour powdered sugar into the bowl and add just a little bit of milk. Keep stirring and slowly add milk until you get to the desired consistency. If you want a thick frosting, add less milk. If you want a glaze, add more milk. I try to use as little food coloring as possible because DYE IS EVIL. A tiny little half-drop of red food coloring will make a nice pink. You can also use a little raspberry juice to make a nice pink and then you don't need to use dye at all, which is good because DYE IS EVIL! (Ask me how I feel about food dyes in our foods!)

Happy baking and Happy Valentine's Day!

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