Sugar Cookies - Homestead
"My cousins and I love this family homestead recipe. I finally have this recipe and it is too good not to share. These cookies are great on their own without icing! But, if you have a sweet tooth, or small children, then these are even sweeter iced and decorated."
photo by mumhome
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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36 cookies
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- - preheat oven to 375' F.
- - cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- - add yolks and vanilla
- - in a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
- - add flour mix to creamed mixture, do not overmix.
- - if the dough is too warm, then wrap in plastic and place in fridge for one hour.
- - roll out 1/4" and cut into shapes.
- - transfer cut cookies to cookie sheet (I use parchment paper).
- - bake for 10 - 12 minutes, watch as they brown quickly.
- - remove from oven, and immediately transfer to a wire rack with a spatula.
- - once cool, decorate as desired.
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I am a stay-at-home mum with two small, active children. They are very picky eaters. My husband and I had a difficult time with this because we love all types of food. The dietitians introduced us to Ellyn Satter's R.D. philosophy on children and eating, The parent is responsible for what, when and where. The child is responsible for how much and whether. Many of the principles are in contrast to everything we were raised with, but it works!
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<br>I like to make suppers from scratch. This way I know what is in them, I can replicate the recipe at any time, and I can edit it too. We like variety at dinner time and cooking allows that.
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<br>I do a lot of baking because both my children and myself have a sweet tooth. I like to bake late at night, when the house is quiet, or with my children.
