These sugar cookies are so very good and so very easy. Because they have a little brown sugar in them, the flavor has a little different twist.
One of my dear friends tells me that these are now her very favorite cookie and to please keep them coming.
3 cups flour
1 teas baking soda
1/4 teas salt
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup of softened butter, unsalted
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teas vanilla or almond extract
Granulated sugar, or Colored sugar for coating
Preheat oven to 350. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Put the brown sugar and 1 3/4 of the granulated sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and mix until mixture is well combined and fluffy. Add the vanilla or almond extract and mix in well. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat after each addition.
Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in gradually. When cookie dough is completely blended,, use a 1″ cookie scoop and dip the top of each cookie into colored or granulated sugar and space about 2″ apart on parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake cookies until golden, about 10 minutes, or until they are done. Time depends on your oven. Transfer cookies to wire rack. Let cool completely. Can be stored in airtight container for about 3 days. I usually wrap some in wax paper, then put in freezer bag and freeze for later when we are needing something sweet, like every night.
A few weeks ago I saw these wonderful looking apple pie cups on Facebook and knew right then that I had to have one. As I didn’t have fresh apples in the house and it was still so hot outside that the thought of going outside at 3 p.m. was not enticing. But I did have a can of apple pie filling and a Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie packet. So I marched to the kitchen and began to build this great little cup of deliciousness. Having to admit that I did not make the oatmeal cookies from scratch (like I saw on FB), nor using fresh apples, (like I saw on FB), this became a challenge to get a finished product that would certainly be something that I would not apologize for serving, since I was using shortcuts. I have made them twice since Friday. They are that good. A couple that we share baked goods quite frequently, was the first recipeants of these little gems. The wife never got to even taste them as her hubby ate them. So am taking her one today. They will be our dessert tonight at our kids house. Along with ice cream and caramel topping them off.
Yesterday I went to a cooking class and learned such cute and delicious, but easy recipes to use for Halloween. I have made cookies from a cake mix before but really didn’t like them too much, UNTIL NOW! The cream cheese does the trick. The instructor teaching us these cute little “tricks” used Candy eyeballs that she got on the baking isle at Walmart “witch” made them so cute. Be sure to use gel (instead of water based )food coloring to the dough, as the water base will change the consistency of the cookie dough.
Chocolate Castles as wel 