Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The Famous Sugar Cookies of Doom™
The cookies I mentioned way back here turned out wonderfully. So, as promised, the recipe:
1 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 c sifted flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Cream butter and sugar together, then add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients gradually. Chill a minimum of 3-4 hours...I made mine the night before I rolled it out. Roll out (on generously floured counter or board...I think I worked an extra two cups of flour in this time, it was very sticky dough) to 1/8 inch and cut cookies with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375 for 6-8 minutes.
Supposed to make 8 dozen cookies...YMMV depending on size and the attitude of the dough.
Icing:
2 c powdered sugar
dash salt
1 tsp vanilla
enough light cream or milk to achieve desired consistency
Beat ingredients together, and add food coloring if desired.
Here’s the result:
One of the things I love about these is that they never turn out entirely neat...no matter how careful you are they always look like a kid iced them. Purty, ain’t they?