One of my children’s favorite activities to do on holidays (especially Valentine’s Day and Halloween) was to make holiday shaped sugar cookies. We had great times mixing, (and snitching tastes of the dough), rolling out, cutting, baking, frosting, and decorating the cookies.
The recipe that I use is a favorite that I got from a friend. It’s for soft sugar cookies — and everyone that eats them loves them! (The secret to the softness is that there is sour cream in the recipe!)
Here’s the recipe:
Soft Sugar Cookies
1 C butter softened
2 C sugar
2 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
Cream this mixture for 2 minutes. Then add:
1 C sour cream
3 1/4 C flour.
Cream this mixture for 2 minutes. Then add:
3 1/4 C flour
This will be a soft and sticky dough. On a floured surface, roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes using your appropriate holiday cookie cutters. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
When cooled, frost with the following recipe:
Frosting
1 cube soft butter
1 3/4 C powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
desired food coloring
Mix until smooth and apply to cookies. Decorate with candies that fit the current holiday.
Bon appetit!
