{Photo taken from www.savorysweetlife.com}
Yesterday my husband suggested I make some sugar cookies for the kids. Kids?? Don't you mean you honey??
So I searched Pinterest and found a recipe that made my mouth water just by looking at the ingredients. I didn't want a recipe that called for shortening. Is it just me, or does everybody think it's gross to eat shortening??
Oh my goodness - knock my socks off!! The cookies turned out sooooooo delicious!! And they were super easy to make.
With the holiday season upon us, these cookies will come in quite handy. They would make a great gift or you could take them to a cookie exchange. Or you could just share them with your family as you cuddle on the couch and watch Christmas movies. :)
{If you want to see beautiful pictures of the cookies, you can click here.}
Here is the recipe {compliments of savorysweetlife.com}...
Makes 32 medium sized cookies – Adapted from AllRecipes.com
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup salted butter
3 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/3 cup coarse sugar crystals or regular granulated sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together butter and sugar until it is nice and creamy. Mix in 1 egg yolk at a time and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, cream of tarter, and salt until cookie dough is completely mixed. Be sure to scrape down the bowl to be sure everything is mixed. Using a medium scoop, form dough balls and roll them in sugar crystals. Place cookie balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 2 inches apart from one another. Be sure not to flatten the dough. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the surface of each cookies have a cracked like texture. Remove from oven and allow cookies to remain on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
xoxo
