This year is the first Christmas Kathryn is old enough to make cookies so I had to take a few pictures. I thought it would be fun to put them on my blog along with the cookie recipe.
I don't know where my mom got the recipe from. But it is written on the inside cover of one of the 2 cookbooks she liked to use. She always doubled it. It makes a really crisp not to sweet cookie that is perfect for decorating.
Here is the Recipe
2/3 cup of butter (do yourself a favor and use real sweet cream butter)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp of vanilla
1 egg
4 tsp of milk
2 cups all purpose flour
1.5 tsp baking Powder (check your expiration date)
1/2 tsp of salt
Bake at 375 for 6 to 8 minutes or 10 to 14 minutes if using Pampered Chef stoneware
Cream the butter and sugar together.
Add the egg and milk
Then add flour, baking powder and salt
Mix until it is firm.
Form into a ball, cover with plastic and put in the refrigerator for about an hour.
When it has chilled, I cut out small portions to roll out a little at a time.
Get your flour out because you are going to need it.
Flour the surface you are rolling on and your rolling pin. I like my fondant roller because its easier to control.
and form them in a flat round shape.
I usually flip the dough over a few times while rolling. Take your time and get it even. And don't roll it too thin because some cookie cutter patterns won't show if the dough is too thin.
And speaking of cookie cutters, I have no idea how old these cookie cutters are. I'm 42 and they were old when I was a child using them. I'm pretty sure my mother got them from my great grandmother but I'm not sure where Granny got them from. I think the bell is my absolute favorite.
If you have cookie cutters with patterns, make sure you really flour them good so the dough won't stick.
Don't they look yummy? Bake them until the corners just start to turn brown. It will take longer on a Pampered Chef cookie sheet but the cookies really turn out so much better on the stoneware it is worth the extra cooking time.
We'll be decorating them Tuesday night so check back for more pictures.
I hope you will try my mom's recipe. Christmas just has not been the same since she died in 1993, but making her cookie recipe with my daughter this year has definitely given the Holidays back some of their magic!
And I highly recommend getting a pretty retro boutique apron before you make them...
Merry Christmas!
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