Sweet Tooth: Cookie Recipes

Happy Monday,

I hope you are all having a fantastic day. I was so looking forward to today and getting the day off  from work.  So far it has been nothing but a lazy day. I had lunch with my nieces at the park this afternoon and I was so tired chasing after those two goofballs. 

I have been so busy the last couple of days repainting the house and scavenging for decor. I must say this is the most fun part. Thank god for Pinterest I got to pin lot's of things that I adore. 

Even with all this going on, I still found time to unwind and admire the work I have done so far, while I devoured these sweet treats.  For all you, who enjoy baking you're gonna like this one.

French Butter Cookies -Martha Stewart

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

Combine butter and light-brown sugar in a medium size bowl; beat on high speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, and mix to combine. Add flour and salt, and mix on low speed until flour is incorporated.

Roll dough into three 1 1/2-inch-diameter logs. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper . Roll cookie log in sugar, coating it evenly, and slice into 1/4-inch rounds. Place cookies on baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool completely on wire racks.

 Sugar Cookie Thins-Taste of Home-

Ingredients:

1 cup butter- softened-

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup milk

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 

Add eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. 

Cover and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes or until easy to handle.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Sprinkle sugar on top.

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. 

These are perfect with tea or coffee...add guava jelly and bon appetit!!

Happy Baking. Thank you for reading.

Sincerely

K.

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