Wednesday, May 18, 2011

the ultimate sugar cookie

i can say no to a lot of desserts. sugar never fully satisfies me, i'm an end with salt kinda girl. in my home town we have this place called connie's kitchen that makes THE best sugar cookies i've ever eaten. i'm talking you go and eat a salad just to save room for dessert. 
 
1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla

3 cups flour

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 400º.
 Mix dry ingredients in a bowl & set aside. 
In a separate bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until mixed well. Add the dry ingredients in slowly & mix well. Chill for at least an hour to stiffen the dough. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin & cut shapes with cookie cutters OR form dough balls and flatten into thick circles with your hands. Bake 8-10 mins or until just the edges of cookies start to turn a very, very light golden brown. Don’t over-bake. For an extra-doughy consistency, remove the cookies before the edges start to brown.

Frosting:

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 Tbsp vanilla

3 Tbsp milk

1 egg yolk (optional)

5-6 cups powdered sugar (thicken to desired consistency)

food coloring

Whisk butter, vanilla, milk and egg yolk together. Slowly mix in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until the frosting reaches your desired consistency. If it gets too thick, add more milk in very small amounts, about 1 tsp at a time.

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