This week at church, we are hosting 4 families with kids. So as it is the delightfulness of this holiday season, I figured some sugar cookies for decorate were in order. I used my favorite recipe for the sugar cookies.
Alton Brown's Magic Sugar Cookies
3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, soft
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon milk
powder sugar for rolling out the dough
Method
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt.
Set aside
Place butter and sugar into bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color.
Add egg and milk and beat until combined.
Put mixer on low speed, gradually add in flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl.
divide in half, wrap in wax paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Sprinkle surface where you will roll out the dough with powdered sugar.
Remove one part of the dough at a time.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thick.
Move dough constantly to ensure no sticking
If dough has warmed while be rolled out, cover with a cold cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
Cut into desired shapes, place 1 inch apart on GREASED baking sheet.
Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown
ROTATE cookie sheet half way through.
Let sit on sheet for 2 minutes after they are out of the oven.
Then move to cool completely on a wire rack
Serve as is or iced if desired.
Will last 1 week.
They turned out well enough. The flavor was very nice, but I didn't grease the pan enough it seemed. A grip of the cookies broke while I was taking them off the pan to cool fully on the rack.
But besides that, a nice thick dough that was easily cut-able and firm cookies while not being crunchy.
Until the next dessert...
***Today's title is from Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Sugar Cookies: Sweet Little Life Lessons with the full quote reading: ADMIRE means, I really look up to you and the way you are with your cookies. You remind me of what is good and possible in this world.***
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