Day 8 - Snicker Doddles & Sugar Cookies

Sunday, December 19, 2010

This morning was all about COOKIES - the Christmas Edition!

We tried out two recipes and were most excited about the decorating part. First up were the Snicker Doodles!! Our dough came together perfectly, it was very similar to a sugar cookie. Once the dough came together into a ball we let it hang in the fridge for a while as we prepared the dough for our second cookie. When the snicker doodle dough was chilled, we took it out of the fridge and used a little cookie scooper to make perfect balls each time.  Each ball was plunged in a cinnamon and sugar bath and then they were almost ready for the tray. Before we put them into the oven, we couldn't forget to make cross pattern with a fork on each cookie!! How fancy! The cookies came out wonderful! They were slightly crisp on the edges but chewy in the center. The cinnamon and sugar gave the cookie a really warm flavor - perfect for the holidays!

Next up, Sugar Cookies!! This recipe was easy to follow and only had a few steps. This recipe came from Martha Stewart and had a little lemon zest and fresh squeezed lemon juice in the batter which gave it a new, fresh twist. Michael was our special guest today. We each rolled out our own little dough balls and got busy with all kinds of festive cookie cutters! We had a fancy sprinkle device that had several different compartments with different shapes and colors of sprinkles which allowed us to make each cookie personalized. The sugar cookies came out great [the recipe really made a ton of dough so we were cutting and decorating cookies for what seemed like forever!] The cookies were sweet and delicious - just as a sugar cookie should be.

Since this is our pre-Christmas blog, we are giving these cookies as gifts in holiday themed chinese take out containers [which can be found at Michael's for about $1]! Today was so much fun [especially having Michael help us out], it really helped all of us get into the Christmas spirit! There is still much more baking to be done before Christmas [Grandma's shortbread cookies and what else... more cheesecake!] so stay tuned for part 2 of our Christmas baking!