Because Christmas is coming up, there will most likely be an influx of recipes as I begin my total baking regimen. I did four different types of cookies last year and I think I will do that same this year, but do a different variety. Perhaps I will do six different types. I like to bake enough and there are a few different recipes I would like to try. Though I will still probably do chocolate chip and sugar cookies as well. So many choices. Anyway...
What makes these sugar cookies red and green is the colored sugar I used on the outside. I've had the colored sugar for awhile and I don't use it often enough. Sometimes I use it when I'm making Inside Out Oreos and I put it on top of the white chocolate. But this was easy enough to make and they are super festive and cute! I'm hoping to make these again for Christmas in the office and perhaps for when we go to my aunt's house. 'Tis the season for spending all my money on baking things and not presents for those I love and care about!
Red and Green Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a large mixing bowl for two 20-second increments. Stir in sugar. Once it is slightly cooled [around three minutes], beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Stir this into the butter and sugar mixture.
Roll the dough into quarter-size balls and dip in the red or green or both colored sugar. Place the cookie balls on a baking sheet, two to three inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Keep checking them and make sure they aren't burned because burned cookies are unhappy cookies and means an unhappy baker.
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