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Easter addiction

Apr 10 2012

I’m still a little wary of Pinterest recipes. It’s not like a cookbook where every recipe is tasted and adjusted and tasted and proofread and all that good stuff. There are no qualifications or checks and balances. It’s a free for all, and you just have to take a chance and hope for the best! Mostly, that just means that I pin a ton of recipes and look at the pretty pictures and drool some, but I’m too nervous to make anything and I usually just forget that those recipes are there at all.

Really cool, huh? I know. I’m ridiculous.

But, let me tell you about these cookies. I’m a sucker for soft sugar cookies. I’ve never found a recipe for soft sugar cookies that produced cookies that were still just as soft, days later. Tammy is a rock star. The queen of the sugar cookie.

My disclaimer: These were a ROYAL pain to roll out and cut. I got so grumpy that I had to quit for a few hours. I came back and pushed on through to the end, and it was entirely worth it. Hands down.

Okay, back to sugar cookies and a Pinterest success. I made these (eggs, bunnies, flowers, and crosses) for the kids’ Easter egg hunt with our neighbors and they were so amazing that I had to give most of them away for fear of eating alllllll of them by myself.

Now, on to the important stuff:

Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
5 1/2 cups flour
In mixer, cream butter and sugar, and then add eggs and vanilla. Add sour cream. Combine salt, soda, and flour, and add to mixture.
Roll out on liberally floured surface to about 1/4 to 1/3 inch thick. Yes, that thick. Also, “liberally” floured surface might not be strong enough. This is the part that made me so grumpy. They are super super sticky and require a TON of flour. I refrigerated the dough while I bathed the kids that night so it would firm up a little and make it easier to work with.
Use a spatula to carefully slide under each cookie and place onto greased (with Pam) parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes.

They won’t look very done, but that’s how they should look. Don’t give in to your baker’s heart that wants to leave them in a little longer. They’ll get crunchy if you do. NO BROWNED EDGES AT ALL!

Leave them for about 5 minutes and then transfer carefully to a cooling rack.
Once they are cooled, frost away.
Buttercream frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4-1/3 cup milk
In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Beat in sugar and vanilla until crumbly. Gradually add milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Add desired food coloring. I used a tiny bit of neon food coloring and it gave me really great pastel-y colored icing. Super for springtime cookies!!
So. Pin this one with two thumbs up. Make them as soon as you can. And run like the wind over to Peppermint Plum for some more baking/crafty/home decor ideas!

 

 

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