Sugar Cookies

Today we went out to The Bronx to hang out with a couple of Anthony's friends from college. I baked some sugar cookies for the occasion. They came out really good so here is the recipe:

Sugar Cookies recipe: (yields 30-36)

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup softened butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.

2. In a small bowl, gather your flour, baking soda, and baking powder.

3. In your mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.

4. Beat in egg and vanilla.

5. Gradually add the remainder of your dry ingredients.

6. Roll your dough into little balls, using either your hands or a tablespoon (like I do!) and place them onto your greased cookie sheet one inch apart from each other.

7. Bake in preheated oven 9-12 minutes. Don't go beyond 12, even if it looks questionable, because the texture will not be right at that point. As soon as you can see some golden, they should be ready.

8. Enjoy! Share these with your friends and family!

Now, if you have kids at your house -- or boyfriends -- let them join you in the kitchen! In my case, since this recipe yields so many cookies, I let Anthony "play" with some of the dough... Here are his works of art:

Happy Super Bowl XLVI! Let's go Big Blue!

XOXO,

Marge