Let’s Connect Over Cookies
It’s that wonderful time of year when gathering with friends or loved ones to bake cookies for the holidays is so much fun. My mother-in-law and her best friend spent 47 years baking holiday cookies together. Unfortunately, her friend passed away this December. To celebrate her spirit, we came together to bake cookies. We shared some sweet memories, shed a few tears, and reminisced about the good times they shared over the years. It felt so good to carry on the tradition, and she’ll always hold a special place in our hearts.
Make the most of this holiday season with your friends and family. Enjoy every precious moment you spend together. Baking is a perfect way to come together. To inspire you, here are some of my favorite dessert recipes that feature of a ton of delicious cookies. I love this sugar cookie recipe and bake these every chance I get in loving memory of my mom. Enjoy and let’s get baking!
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Equipment
- 1 mixer
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the frosting
- 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar also known as powder sugar
- ⅔ stick butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup 2% milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- food coloring optional
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (aka. flour, salt, and baking soda). Set aside.4 cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ⅛ tsp salt
- In another bowl, blend the softened butter and sugar with your mixer until light and fluffy, or about 5-7 minutes.1 cup butter, 1 ½ cups sugar
- Beat in eggs and vanilla. Slowly add in the ingredients you set aside and blend until all ingredients are combined.3 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350° and ensure the rack is in the middle position. Prepare your cookie sheets by lining them with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼ inch thickness.
- Dip your cookie cutter(s) into the flour and cut the shapes in your dough.
- Place the cookies 1 inch apart on a parchment lined baking sheet and chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes before placing in the oven.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Once done, cool the cookies on wire racks before frosting them.
For the frosting:
- Warm a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add butter to your pan and melt. Once melted, add in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. If you are coloring your frosting, add a few drops of food coloring to make the desired color. Set aside to let the frosting cool to a warm temperature.1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar, ⅔ stick butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ cup 2% milk, food coloring, ¼ tsp salt
- Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag and transfer the warm frosting to the bag. Decorate your cookies using a piping technique.
- Sprinkle with colored sugar or decorate with sugar pearls. Serve and enjoy!sprinkles
These are the absolute best. And they hold their cookie cutter shape!