This is how we spent our Sunday morning. I have to say that it was alot of fun and no matter how old they get this is one tradition that I plan to continue for as long as they are home. I may still even make them come home just to make Santa cookies with me. A memory I will never forget. This year we had Cori with us. She is my other daughter anyway. I may make her come for it as well. I hope your family enjoys these as much as all of us did!
Santa's Favorite Sugar Cookie
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mix until just combined. Add flour and baking powder in intervals. Dough will seem as if doesn't have enough moisture but continue to mix with mixer until combined (it will come together when chilled). Divide the dough into four equal parts, shape into four disks, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate about an hour or until firm. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. Roll out dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, about 1/4 inch thick for crispier cookies and 1/3 inch thick for softer cookies. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until edges just start to turn a golden color. For softer cookies, do not allow the cookies to take on color. Remove from oven, let cool for one minute and then transfer to wire rack. Allow cookie sheet to cool thoroughly before placing uncooked dough on it. Decorate cookies with icing recipe below.
Note: Can be stored in freezer undecorated for 2 months. Dough also freezes well.
Yield varies greatly depending on how thin you roll out the dough and how large your cookie cutters are, but an overall guideline is 24 cookies.
Icing
Ingredients
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup shortening
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Color with food coloring if desired.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Thanksgiving Flashback
Let's pretend I did this right after Thanksgiving and it isn't the middle of December now.
It has been a busy few weeks, to include not only two computers crashing but modem problems as well. It has been interesting to say the least. Enough of that though, lets relive at least one of the desserts from my holiday because really it was a great one and lots of great food came from it!
I know we are going backwards but hey that's just how it is this morning. Thanksgiving in Reverse! Here was the hit of the party, the kids loved it!! Fruit Pizza turkey style. They simply could not get enough! You can really do this recipie any time you wish. I've been doing it for years around the Fourth of July but when my husband asked for 'fruit pizza' for Thanksgiving I was a little stumped until I started thinking of all the great colorful fruits that were out there and then I was like 'By George I think I've got it' ran down to the local Dollar General, found a turkey windchime, took it apart used the wooden head and tada!!!! I was totally excited with how he turned out and everyone just had to have a slice!
Never Fail Sugar Cookies
2 cups of flour
2/3 cup of shortening
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
2 tlb milk
1 tsp vanilla
Cut shortening into flour.
Add in sugar blend well
Add egg, milk and vanilla blend until moist.
Press cookie mixture into the pan of your choice. A round pizza pan or a square greased cookie sheet ( on my squares I use a 9/13 casserole dish)
Cook at 400 for 7 mins, now this could varry from oven to oven just press the center and make sure it is done, but remember not to overcook because no one wants a hard cookie! Let Cookie cool
Creamy Pizza Topping
8 oz of cream cheese
8 oz of cool whip topping
1 cup of sugar
Cream cheese should be soft, adding in the sugar until you have it well blended. Then fold in whipped topping. Let it set up as the cookie cooks and then cools.
Once you have a cooled cookie you will need to bring it out and spread on your topping and from there it is up to you.
In the summer I use bananas, blueberries and strawberries to make an American Flag, Thanksgiving I used... Cranberries, bananas, and mandarin oranges.
ENJOY!!! I promise they will love it!
It has been a busy few weeks, to include not only two computers crashing but modem problems as well. It has been interesting to say the least. Enough of that though, lets relive at least one of the desserts from my holiday because really it was a great one and lots of great food came from it!
I know we are going backwards but hey that's just how it is this morning. Thanksgiving in Reverse! Here was the hit of the party, the kids loved it!! Fruit Pizza turkey style. They simply could not get enough! You can really do this recipie any time you wish. I've been doing it for years around the Fourth of July but when my husband asked for 'fruit pizza' for Thanksgiving I was a little stumped until I started thinking of all the great colorful fruits that were out there and then I was like 'By George I think I've got it' ran down to the local Dollar General, found a turkey windchime, took it apart used the wooden head and tada!!!! I was totally excited with how he turned out and everyone just had to have a slice!Never Fail Sugar Cookies
2 cups of flour
2/3 cup of shortening
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
2 tlb milk
1 tsp vanilla
Cut shortening into flour.
Add in sugar blend well
Add egg, milk and vanilla blend until moist.
Press cookie mixture into the pan of your choice. A round pizza pan or a square greased cookie sheet ( on my squares I use a 9/13 casserole dish)
Cook at 400 for 7 mins, now this could varry from oven to oven just press the center and make sure it is done, but remember not to overcook because no one wants a hard cookie! Let Cookie cool
Creamy Pizza Topping
8 oz of cream cheese
8 oz of cool whip topping
1 cup of sugar
Cream cheese should be soft, adding in the sugar until you have it well blended. Then fold in whipped topping. Let it set up as the cookie cooks and then cools.
Once you have a cooled cookie you will need to bring it out and spread on your topping and from there it is up to you.
In the summer I use bananas, blueberries and strawberries to make an American Flag, Thanksgiving I used... Cranberries, bananas, and mandarin oranges.
ENJOY!!! I promise they will love it!
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