and chewy and doesn't get hard and crunchy. I also hate having to let the dough chill and then having to roll it out. Well, I've FINALLY found it! I found this recipe at http://www.allrecipes.com/. I changed it up just a bit and I'm loving it! Some of the cookies I rolled in sugar and some I topped with a yummy cream cheese frosting;)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture until dough comes together. Roll dough into walnut size balls (if you want a sugar coated cookie, now is the time to roll the balls in sugar). Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are a light brown. Let cool on baking sheet for about 30 second to 1 minute before removing, and let them finish cooling wire racks.
I love not having to wait to finish the cookies while the dough chills, and I especially love not having to roll the dough out a million times when I just don't have the time.
The frosting is one I would usually use for a cake, but I thought it sounded so good on a sugar cookie. This recipe makes quite a bit of frosting (perfect if your making a couple batches of cookies). I added a little bit of whipping cream to make the frosting fluffier. Be careful when you add this to the frosting. Make sure you mix all of the other ingredients together first, then carefully fold in the whipping cream. I suggest adding a little bit at a time until you get the flavor and consistency you desire.
FROSTING:
8 oz cream cheese
1 stick butter
2 tsp vanilla
4 c powdered sugar
whipping cream to taste
Soften cream cheese and butter. Beat ingredients together and then add the whipping cream.
1 comment:
my family LOVED LOVED LOVED the icing!!!!!! You should continue on with this blog, you really have wonderful ideas!! :)
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