October is National Cookie Month!

This holiday is for honoring and enjoying the sweet flavor of cookies and sharing them with friends and family. This holiday can bring new fond memories of days to come. Go out and buy a new cookie cutter and enjoy using it by baking cookies for your family. Let today be the day you learn to bake new cookies and learn to decorate them in a new way. Let today be the day you sit down with a glass of cold milk or hot coffee, a plate of fresh made cookies, and have no guilt eating them all.

Rolled Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for a least one hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface ¼ to ½ inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on un-greased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Post by: Alice E.