Ooo childhood…so many years ago. haha. jk. my mom is probably laughing at me right now. but seriously i loveddddd these cookies when i was growing up. they were a holiday staple. my mom will still bake some and bring them when she visits and they will immediately be gone. they are so simple and yet so tasty! I was so happy i thought of an excuse to make some!!
It is my nephew and God-son’s 3 yr old birthday coming up! Isn’t he just the cutest thing?? thats my sister and her fiance..love them. i’ll share more down the road about my sister. she is an amazing entrepreneur..as soon as her business officially launches i’ll post about it because it’s something sooo awesome for anyone planning on giving birth anytime soon. haha. before and after. here’s a sneak peak .
I am putting together a package to send to him. I wanted to throw in some yummy treats for him (and mama and daddy ;) But i couldn’t just do plain sugar cookies!!! no way…i had to make them boy-ish and so i got to use my fun cookie-cutters that i got at Michael’s this summer. Pulled out some boy animal shapes..we all know rhino’s and turtles are only boys while cats and chick’s are girls. haha.
INGREDIENTS
21/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional but how can you resist nutmeg)
3/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup milk
Granulated or colored sugar or other decorations (optional..but again…come on…add more sugar. ;)
Sift together dry ingredients into bowl and set aside
Cream butter until light and fluffy. add sugar, egg, and vanilla and cream well.
add dry ingredients and milk, stirring until thoroughly blended.
wrap with foil, waxed paper, or plastic film, and chill in refrigerator for 2 or 3 hours. But you can’t forget to put it into a corelle dish just like how my mom did growing up!! haha.. as i was doing this i was like aw tear mom. yeah who would of thought a corelle dish and wax paper full of cookie dough could bring back childhood memories but it did!!! hehe. i love my mom (especially when she made these!)
Sophia woke up from her nap and helped me pick out the best cookie cutter shapes.
(washed before used)
roll our half of the dough at a time on lightly floured cutters.
arrange cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
I told my hubby he could play with the scraps…….
it’s supposed to be a snake…….(or goose poop….haha..)
can you even handle the cuteness!!
since becoming a mom i’ve gotten really good at being calm amidst the craziness at my feet……
bake in hot oven (400 F) for 6 to 7 minutes.
we had some “accidental” casualties. the turtle lost his head. (mmm. yummy.) the squirrel got a little burnt but i thought the little brown hands and nose were cute..but it crumbled. and i had to eat it.
cookies may be slightly lightly with granulated sugar or colored sugar before baking, or baked cookies may be cooled, frosted, and decorated as desired.
makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen
The Pocket Stylist
November 19, 2009 at 1:49 pmLovely post. Thank you for your sweet comment. The sleepless nights are nothing when they want to cuddle with you. I love your blog. I am going to be a follower.
Natalie Catherine
November 23, 2009 at 8:33 pmthank you so much!! i love yours as well..i’ll be doing a feature on it in a post soon!
Mom on the Run
November 24, 2009 at 10:14 amI love your blog! Thank you for the kind words about mine. We are two moms with very similar goals :)LOVE IT!
I plan on baking with my girls for Christmas. They love being my helpers :)
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Jacci
November 25, 2009 at 5:25 pmHey, there! Thanks so much for your super sweet comment on my blog. It’s always nice to meet a new face – even a little 1×1″ face beside a blog comment :) Your recipes look really yummy, by the way :) Fun stuff.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and hope to hear from you again,
Jacci
Jesse
November 26, 2009 at 1:38 amYou have a super cute little helper there. I LOVE the quote you have on your side bar. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Kim @ seven thirty three
May 12, 2010 at 10:30 amThese look delicious! I love the snake.
Thanks for linking up with Sugar & Spice.
Carolyn @ My Backyard Eden
May 14, 2010 at 12:09 amThose are sweet cookies! Your daughter is gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing at My Backyard Eden!