Truly, I am in awe of our skills:
Here are all the goodies:
Ok, seriously, they might not be THAT beautiful (oops), but they taste PERFECTLY delicious. It took us quite a bit of time to figure out how to actually roll out the dough, cut out the cookies, get them OFF the counter and onto the cookie sheet without the whole thing turning into a nasty mess. I am truly proud of us!!
The key is to keep the dough cold, cold, cold. Flour the heck out of your work surface and the rolling pin and work quickly. We rolled out the dough straight on our countertops--that seemed to work best. We first tried a Silpat nonstick (HA!) mat and it was a disaster, FYI. The other tip we learned was that you have to cut the cookie, pick it up and put it on the sheet right away. If you cut a bunch of cookies out and try to remove the cookies when you're finished--DISASTER! I think the dough warms up too much or something--the result is messy, sticky cookies on the countertop. Ugh.
Anyway, without further ado, the recipe:
Sugar Cookies
Cream together 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
Add 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoons baking powder.
Wrap and chill for AT LEAST 2 hours.
Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes
Frosting
Mix powdered sugar, milk and a small dab of butter together to desired consistency, add food coloring!
Happy Decorating!
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