I had no idea that somewhere between the apartment and the move to Thomas Run, my set of very small cookie cutters disappeared. When I went searching for them in the drawer that holds "all odd kitchen things that I'm looking for", they weren't there. I could only find a cow, a scottie dog, a jumping deer, and a small circle I use to make clay buttons. So these will have to do.
These aren't exactly the most festive of holiday cookie shapes. In my mind, I kept thinking about "maids a-milking….cows?" in order to classify the cookies as "Christmas-y". But the girls were downright demanding that they be "cows jumping over the moon". And is it just me, or does a Scottie Dog not just scream Christmas to you? Okay, maybe I'm pushing it. Oh well, red and green sprinkles, seemed to do the trick.
Anyway….I've always thought of myself as a chewy, soft cookie kind of girl. But these cookies when rolled out paper-thin and cut with small cookie cutters are buttery, crisp and crunchy.
This is a family recipe. I hope I don't get ostrasized for sharing it….
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla.
(You can also add a drop or two of almond extract. Almond flavor makes my stomach turn. I leave it out.)
Mix the butter, eggs and sugar. Add the flour and vanilla. Divide into 4 balls, wrap, and refrigerate over night or at least 3 hours. Roll out thin–(this is the key). You may need extra flour. Decorate. Bake at 350, for about 8 minutes. (but watch them carefully)
And if I remember, I've also frozen a few balls of the dough for later. I set them out in the morning to come to room temperature and they are ready by mid-afternoon.
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PS. I've somehow managed to royally screw up my blog in my attempt to change domain names–all this technical stuff is bogging me down. So if your feed is not working, or if no one shows up to read my post, I'm going to blame it on technical difficulty. I hope I have some answers tomorrow.
yum!!! I think scottie dogs are very Christmasy. Especially sprinkled in red and green.
they look quite festive and they sound really delicious.
Such cute shapes! I love the deer, I really want some deer cookie cutters but I can never find any. I did get one recently though, because a few are coming out for Christmas. Haven’t used them yet!
Good luck with the technical issues
red and green work on anything..no?! here…if it can’t run from red/green glitter its christmas-ed!
xxx
i love the christmas cows!
Molly, have I told you lately that I love you? You crack me up, friend.
And yes, of course they are Chistmas-y… you mean you didn’t grow up leaving out bones for Santa’s Puppy? 🙂
Christmas-sy enough for me!lol
Love the cookies! I only have four cookie cutters: acorn, apple, leaf and cat. So our Christmas cookies will be non-traditional too!
Oh, yea! Things look back to normal. I tried to check in on you yesterday and couldn’t pull up a post newer than June or July. And I could read this morning, but not comment.I’m not normally a sugar cookie baker, but these I might have to try.Happy Ho Ho Ho!L
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I can smell them from here! I can’t wait to make cut outs too! We manage to get just as many sprinkles on ours as you do. Wonder why?!
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers today! It made it a little bit easier this morning 🙂
we always had scottie dogs for our cookies and i never even questioned them as being unchristmasy. how strange is that?!?
oh i absolutely adore your cow jumping over the moon cookies! we’ll have to try that recipe soon:)
just whipped up some dough. exactly what i needed today. cause i don’t have anything else to do, you know? except breathe. and bake cookies.
thanks for sharing this recipe! they turned out great! My cookies are not your typical shapes either. We have a lobster, unicorn, pigs, guitar, along with more usual shapes and for my friend who loves skulls, I took out my halloween cutters and made her a dozen sparkling sugary skulls.
possible to post the measurement in grams? i’m totally lost with cups…. thanks.