Ellie knew exactly what to do. She knew to taste the dough. You know, to make sure it is good enough to serve the family.
What? You didn't see anything. Nope. You didn't see me sampling the cookies. |
She knew to taste it again and again just in case the first taste was faulty.
Make sure you thoroughly coat the tongue. |
Chunky Chicken also knew how to use the cookie cutters. She knew to mash those cutters down into the dough like nobody's business.
Finally, Toddler Bear attempted to wield a spatula like the little baking maestro that she is.
It was a fabulous 5 minutes in the Theurer kitchen and the cookies tasted delicious.
Roll-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
3/4 cups Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2.5 cups Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time and then add vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour or over night.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Flour surface and roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes :)
Place cookies on greased baking sheet 1 inch apart.
Bake ~6-8 minutes.
I never let Samantha sample the dough because I'm afraid she'll get sick from the raw eggs. However, I used to eat it as a child all the time and was super happy about it (and never, ever sick). I think I'm being unreasonable, and may need to re-think some of my mommy tactics... (*guiltily slinking away...*)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Love having my kids in the kitchen with me, even if it is 10x messier. :)
ReplyDelete@Becca - I buy pasteurized eggs. At my store, they're in the same case as the regular eggs. They're a bit more expensive ($4/doz), but then my mind can rest easy.
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