Every year it seems like the same old grind for Christmas doesn't it? Pickle, can, bake, re-bake, give-away....at least for me that's what it's like. And each and every year I try a NEW sugar cookie recipe because the previous one was only so-so. Well folks, I can proudly say that this year I finally have a go-to Sugar Cookie recipe, they are crunchy, buttery and amazing- not your average sugar cookie, behold:
Sugar Cookies
3 sticks of butter- you heard me
3 cups of white sugar- again, you heard me
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
2 tsp. vanilla exact, preferably homemade- that's right, I'm THAT girl
4 oz cream cheese-or half a package
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
3/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
Crapload of sprinkles in various colors. This year I went with gold, silver, clear and azure.
Cream sugar and butter together in Kitchen Aid mixer (or whatever you got), add each egg, one at a time, totally incorporating the mixture, add the extracts and then add the cream cheese, again totally incorporating the mixture.
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together and slowly start adding to the creamed mixture- on the lowest speed- trust me. After a while, your mixer might start making funny noises and seem really full, but don't fear- your mixer wants to get this done for you, but also wants you to know you should have used a bigger bowl. Shut up mixer, it can still be done.
Once everything is incorporated, but the dough in the fridge for at least a few hours, preferably overnight.
Roll them out, cut them in cute shapes, sprinkle with sugar-whatever. Bake them at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes- yep, there is a lot of butter in them they need to bake, when they are slightly brown get 'em out of the oven, they are done!
Editor's note: If you want NORMAL, regular, run-of-the-mill sugar cookies just follow the recipe exactly except reduce butter and sugar to 1 1/2 cups each and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
-Jenny
Sugar Cookies
3 sticks of butter- you heard me
3 cups of white sugar- again, you heard me
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
2 tsp. vanilla exact, preferably homemade- that's right, I'm THAT girl
4 oz cream cheese-or half a package
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
3/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
Crapload of sprinkles in various colors. This year I went with gold, silver, clear and azure.
Cream sugar and butter together in Kitchen Aid mixer (or whatever you got), add each egg, one at a time, totally incorporating the mixture, add the extracts and then add the cream cheese, again totally incorporating the mixture.
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together and slowly start adding to the creamed mixture- on the lowest speed- trust me. After a while, your mixer might start making funny noises and seem really full, but don't fear- your mixer wants to get this done for you, but also wants you to know you should have used a bigger bowl. Shut up mixer, it can still be done.
Once everything is incorporated, but the dough in the fridge for at least a few hours, preferably overnight.
Roll them out, cut them in cute shapes, sprinkle with sugar-whatever. Bake them at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes- yep, there is a lot of butter in them they need to bake, when they are slightly brown get 'em out of the oven, they are done!
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| Only sprinkles this year, baby! |
-Jenny
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