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Hey, Blisstree reader and baker. Check out these these three new Christmas cookie posts we just published:
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Holiday Baking: 10 Politically Correct Cookie Cutters That Won’t Offend Anyone
Best Christmas Cookies to Ship for the Holidays: One Girl Cookies
My friend, Mary, makes the best sugar cookies ever. She got the recipe from her mother in law and I don’t know where it originally came from.
Now, Mary has been my best friend, side kick, and confidant…my counselor, my shoulder, and my sister for…uh….eighteen years. And every Christmas of those eighteen years she has made us sugar cookies at Christmas. I make them too but they are just not the same.
These are easy to roll out. They are so easy to roll and cut that we used to have all of the kids from the kids church ministry come over and make them to sell to raise money for missions. If a cookie can withstand THAT it can with stand anything!
These are great to leave out for Santa, they keep well (if they last that long), freeze well, and handle well. They are a soft cookie so if you are looking for crisp you may want to look elsewhere. I am sure that I have forgotten exact measurements over the years..it seems that every year I call her, beg for the recipe, promise I won’t lose it, write the recipe down, make it and then promptly lose it!
Give them a try. I think Santa will approve.
Mrs. T’s Sugar Cookies
1 1/2 cup butter melted
2 cups white granulated sugar
4 eggs beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ( or 1 tsp baking soda, for a softer cookie)
1 tbs vanilla extract
5 cups of flour
Melt the butter. Whisk in the sugar, let cool until lukewarm, then beat in the eggs and vanilla. add flour and baking powder (or soda). Chill for about 30 minutes in the freezer or overnight in the fridge.
Roll out about 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured board, cut, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Cookies will be golden at the edges but do not let them brown. let cool and decorate as desired.
Amount varies with size of cookie cutters.
Once again I’d like to compliment this recipe. This cookie has become THE cookie recipe in our house. All the kids love them…even the picky ones. It’s been nearly a year since I first came across this recipe and it’s been with us for every holiday since. The kids had a sugar cookie baking party for their birthdays this year. We’ve made logs out of the dough and frozen it and just slice them up like the convenience cookie logs that you buy in the store…the shape comes out a little oval but it tastes grea.. And this recipe beats the pants off ANY retail sugar cookie dough. I love this recipe so much that I’ve just invested in a ton of cookie cutters for all the seasons and the kids and I plan to try our hand at decorating. Thanks again for sharing such a wonderful recipe.
from here maybe?
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Rolled-Sugar-Cookies/Detail.aspx
Just finished baking these and they are awesome! Used the soda so they were soft and fluffy – beautiful! My new go to recipe for sugar cookies!! Thank you!
The kids and I tried these. We made two dozen last night & two dozen today. They came out fantastic! This was the easiest sugar cookie dough I’ve ever worked with. A big thumbs up from the kiddies & hubby approved too. My three year old thinks star shapes taste the best. :) Priceless! A big thanks for sharing this terrific recipe.
do you have a frosting recipe to go with these cookies? I cannot wait to try them!
What a yummy little recipe! I was surprised by how easy it was.They are the perfect balance of cookie/cake and not too sweet at all. That means I get to indulge in a white chocolate frosting…they can totally take it!
The dough is very soft, so I would recommend the overnight chill or frequent stays in the freezer.
Go the distance and add the vanilla pod..yum!
Thanks for sharing!
every week i purchase a dozen iced sugar cookies from Marsh (a grocery store where i reside in Indianapolis) because they are SO delicious. after trying this recipe, i am done spending an extra $3.30/wk ! these are indeed the best i have ever tried. thanks so much marye, mary, and her mother-in-law for giving my sweet tooth the perfect fix :]
Uh..Melina? Read the comments. They are the best.
Are these cookies good because I need to bake some for a school project????
MAruti..Really?! isn’t it interesting how we all have such different tastes!
They were too sugary for me.
Glad that you are happy with them. :) They are wonderful, imho
I made these cookies with my kids last night and the taste is VERY YUMMY! But we used baking soda instead of powder(recommended for soft cookies). They turned out more like a cake or bread consistency. I would definitely recommend only using baking powder, so they will hold together better. I have to repeat the flavor was AWESOME! The kids loved them. I had to keep them from eating them all since we were making them for a class Christmas party. Thanks for the recipe, when we make them again( the right way) I am sure they will be wonderful!
Jean I mean a tablespoon of the best natural bourbon vanilla that you can find…and for even more flavor sometimes I ad 1/2 inch of vanilla bean to the melted butter, let it soak for awhile, and then remove the pod and scrape the seeds into the dough.
Does this really take a tablespoon of vanilla or did you mean a teaspoon?
Shirley-
Just got an email from my son today and he mentioned that it was 70 in the day and about 45 at night. I don;t think the icing will melt off, just let it dry and harden before you wrap it up.
What about the recipe for the frosting?? I want to ship them to my gf in Iraq. Will it melt because of the heat????
Kelsey..sorry..it goes in with the eggs.
Hi I was just wondering when to put the vanilla extract in? I dont see it in the recipe…
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