February 14, 2011
Feb
14
I made Valentine heart cookies this year for the kids to pass out to their friends. My friend Katie shared this recipe for these yummy sugar cookies she found on the Cup-a Cup-a blog. Kate and Will decided to make them cookie pops with teal frosting dusted with white sugar, so that is what we did. They are so yummy, it is a good thing I am giving them all away.


Timeless Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1½ tsp. butter flavoring

Blend softened butter with sugar. Add eggs, then flour, baking powder and salt. Add vanilla and butter flavoring. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes. Roll out dough to ¼" thick. Dust cutters and rolling pin with powdered sugar. Cut out cookies in desired shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, allowing about 2 inches between cookies (they will spread). Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes (or until edges begin to turn golden). Remove from cookie sheet immediately. When cooled, glaze with the following glaze or frosting of your choice.

Glaze for Sugar Cookies
3 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. milk (approximately)
1 tsp. almond OR lemon OR vanilla extract

Mix all ingredients until smooth. If glaze is too runny, add more powdered sugar. If glaze is too stiff, add more milk.





February 14, 2011
Feb
14
I made Valentine heart cookies this year for the kids to pass out to their friends. My friend Katie shared this recipe for these yummy sugar cookies she found on the Cup-a Cup-a blog. Kate and Will decided to make them cookie pops with teal frosting dusted with white sugar, so that is what we did. They are so yummy, it is a good thing I am giving them all away.


Timeless Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1½ tsp. butter flavoring

Blend softened butter with sugar. Add eggs, then flour, baking powder and salt. Add vanilla and butter flavoring. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes. Roll out dough to ¼" thick. Dust cutters and rolling pin with powdered sugar. Cut out cookies in desired shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, allowing about 2 inches between cookies (they will spread). Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes (or until edges begin to turn golden). Remove from cookie sheet immediately. When cooled, glaze with the following glaze or frosting of your choice.

Glaze for Sugar Cookies
3 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. milk (approximately)
1 tsp. almond OR lemon OR vanilla extract

Mix all ingredients until smooth. If glaze is too runny, add more powdered sugar. If glaze is too stiff, add more milk.







Trackbacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Happy Valentine's Day! . TrackBack URL for this entry: http://laurakayphoto.com/darkroom/mt/mt-tb.cgi/111

Comments
Carla says:

Wow...way to show all of us last minute, pre packaged, Hershey in a heart wrapper, Valentine aisle at Target moms up ...glad V isn't in your kid's class! Jk...they're beautiful!!

(02.15.11 @ 10:47 AM)