Cookies!

Gus wanted to make cookies for Santa. So, we broke out the baking stuff and whipped up some cookies. We actually used about 5 pounds of flour more than the recipe called for . . . but that’s the Gus factor.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon milk

Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough

Directions

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl and use your electric stand mixer to beat until light in color. Add the egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low and gradually add the dry ingredients. Beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half. Wrap it in waxed paper and stick it in the refrigerator for a couple hours.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.

Dust the surface where you’re going to roll out the dough with some powdered sugar. Use 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time. Dust your rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Move the dough around and check underneath to make sure it is not sticking. If the dough has warmed up while you’re rolling, stick a cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill. Now get out your cookie cutters and cut the dough into desired shapes. Stick your Christmas trees, rain deer or dinosaurs at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until they’re just starting to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let them sit on a baking sheet for 2 minutes after you take them out of the oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

We used a little orange juice mixed with confectioner’s sugar for a nice icing.

Enjoy,

Black.