add veeda's request, an amazing sugar cookie recipe. i love, love, love these. they are not dry like most sugar cookies. they are light almost like a cookie muffin. they make a lot, too. these will be a great cookie to make for company for the holiday season. or just anytime at all.
cream:
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
beat in:
4 eggs
2 T. milk
4 t. vanilla
1 T. lemon extract (this slight lemon flavor really sets these cookies apart. it's not enough that a citrus hater would be turned off)
add:
4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
5 cups flour
chill 30 minutes to an hour. form into balls then smash down with bottom of floured glass (about 1/4 inch thick, these cookies should be about the same thickness as those pink grandma sycamore's cookies and a little smaller in circumference.) bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes.
frosting:
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. shortening
1 t. vanilla
1/8 t. salt
4 c. powdered sugar
2-4 T. milk
in large bowl, beat butter and shortening until light and fluffy. add vanilla and salt. beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, scraping down sides of bowl. add 2 T. milk; beat at high speed until light and fluffy. add enough additional milk for desired spreading consistency. **(this frosting may be made up to 2 weeks in advance and kept in and airtight container before serving. bring to room temperature before serving)**
3 comments:
now these i remember. we would make big ones and they were SO good. thanks for posting, i'll try to make them w/jan's family!
That sounds GREAT! Will these work well for my Annual Traditional Post-Christmas Christmas Party's sugar-daddies for the New Year? I need them to roll out well enough to make them into gingerbread men/sugar daddy shapes...
yay! thanks caroline. I am so excited to try these.
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