If you haven't noticed yet - I'm all about celebrating the holidays/special moments AND keeping up with traditions!! One of my favorite times of the year is FALL - and not just because it's my birthday, but I LOVE the weather, the food, decorations, and HALLOWEEN!! Growing up we always decorated cookies for Halloween - so I couldn't resist being a part of it again this year :)
Sugar Cookies
From Grandma Green - this tradition hits a couple decades!
2 cups flour & 1/2 teaspoon soda : sift 3 times
1/2 cup butter - work into flour till well blended (and yes, be careful with the flour....it tends to go all over the place...flour....faces....)
2 eggs beaten, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon flavoring: mix and add to flour mixture
This is where you get to sneak a bite....eating right in front of Grandma doesn't work anymore....(yes-Erik/Grandpa 2011 .....Erik/Grandma 2000)
Roll thin, cut out cookies, and bake in 350 degree oven. ahhh 30 years of making cookies and the 4 year olds are still in charge of rolling the dough :)
Frosting
Key to this bad boy is to have graham crackers on stand by....any leftover frosting makes those graham crackers taste like heaven!!
From my mom - 1 batch
Ingredients:
½ bag of powdered sugar
1 tsp of melted butter
½ tsp vanilla
Milk
Use beater so it is not lumpy and add milk to spreading consistency; if too runny, just add more powdered sugar
Now comes the fun part - DECORATING....aka trying to not lick your fingers!!! Don't forget to decorate those cookies fast after they are frosted....if you don't - the frosting will get hard and you'll end up with sprinkles all over the tray! We've always done the same thing - cookie tray over the sink - helps with the clean up!! One person frosts the cookies (aka my mom) - and the rest of us wait out turn to decorate the ones we get to eat (and now take home...)
Here is the tray I got to take home to Rossy this year!! Carter girl helped me decorate some really cool ones for Ross!! mmmm yum!! These didn't even last till Sunday -- haha!!
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