Our 2008 version. Not so perfect and yet these cookies are just so funny. The ones that K brought to school, the only acceptably cool valentine for a 12 year old boy to bring to school, was a better recipe. I'll post that soon, hopefully.
The 2007 Shepherd's cookies, so perfect. And! so perfectly rude.
Earlier I wrote that 2008 is the year of NO COOKIE that is pretty much holding true. There needs to be a few exceptions. Valentine's Day is one. St. Patrick's Day? Easter? Nah, not worth the calories.
Sugar Cookies
Fun to make with Children. This recipe is the classic sugar cookie. The kind that “Grandma B’s” has mutilated into a 4 oz. monster of fat and gluttony, injected with hydrogenated fat inside and then schmeared more on top with pink icing.
¾ cup butter at room temperature (one and a half sticks)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¾ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
sugar to sprinkle on top, try the fun glittery type.
Beat sugar and butter until creamy; beat in eggs and vanilla.
In another bowl [oh whatever, just add the dry ingredients thoughtfully. Don't bother getting another bowl dirty.] stir together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, to form a soft, even dough. If you have the time, cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour or for up to 3 days.
On a floured board, roll out dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut out with cookie cutters. Place slightly apart on parchment covered baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar, or hold off on that and then ice with royal icing. Go to a baking/cake decorating supply shop and buy the instant kind. Very easy, same ingredients as homemade: simplify.
Bake in a 400º oven until edges are lightly browned (8-10 minutes). the original recipe says, ”Store airtight.” Oh right, as if there will be any to store. It also says that this recipe, “Makes about 4 dozen,” that is if half of the dough isn’t snitched by 4, 7, 12, or 15 year olds. 10 year olds, it is a well known fact, don’t like cookie dough, ever.
Originally found in a booklet from Sunset Magazine, Favorite Cookie Recipes. 1990
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