Cookie Heaven

Most days, dinner seems like a mad dash. I feel like we are finally settling in to the house here in Maine and I am starting to get into a semi groove. Laundry is still my Achilles heel... But as long as the kids are fed, laundry can wait til the weekend.

One thing I have recently learned is that if I want to make a decent dinner, it takes me all day. I have to take advantage of 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there. Having a 7 month old and 4 year old to entertain while the older two are in school takes up a good portion of the day. Some nights, we end up having cold cereal for dinner because before I know it, it's 7:00. But not tonight!

I began prepping dinner at around 10. Today I made Hamburger Hobo Packets and Roasted Broccoli. Not only that, but I managed to make homemade sugar cookies! Say whaaaaaat?? I have never made homemade sugar cookies before, and the recipe I found on Pinterest did not disappoint. No rolling, no cutting. Just made them like any other cookie. Chilled then baked. They were so good in fact, I have to share. 

Ingredients:

1 C butter, softened

1 1/2 C sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg

2 3/4 C flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

Preheat your oven to 350 and grease your cookie sheet.

First combine flour, baking soda and baking powder. In another bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla. Slowly blend in flour mixture (about 1/2 C at a time).

When you have everything all mixed, scrape the sides and you will have a ball that looks like this. 

In the past, I have made cookies immediately after making the dough and I have noticed that they can come out pretty thin. I highly recommend putting the dough into the refidgerator for at least an hour before baking. It also helps to press out that ball against the sides of the mixing bowl like this so that the dough cools all the way through.

When your dough is ready, you want to form balls about 1-1.5" in side and places them on a baking sheet (sprayed with cooking spray) about 2" apart. Press down slightly on each cookie as you place them on the cookie sheet.

Then you will bake at 350* for about 10-12 minutes.

You will see that the bottoms begin to get a bit golden. They came out so incredibly perfect!! They are perfectly chewy. So good! 

When they are cool enough, you can store them in a Tupperware so that they stay moist. 

Then there is a frosting... Yes. I said it. Frosting.

The recipe is as follows: 

1/2 stick butter

2 1/2 C Powdered Sugar

2 Tbs Milk

First you cream the butter in your mixer. Slowly add in the sugar. Finally add the milk. For thinner frosting, add milk 1tsp at a time. If you add too much milk and it's too thin, just add a bit more sugar. No sweat!

I think next time I make the frosting, I will make it with cream cheese instead of butter. But it's still delicious! Just keep is in a container until you are ready to frost your cookies. 

You can let your kiddos make their own and decorate them. Mine certainly had fun!