Dorothy’s Sugar Cookies

In days past, cooking Christmas cookies was a huge deal to me and my family;  now, as much as I love making and eating them, we do not need the extra sugar and fat in our diet.  OMG, did I really say that!  I must be a real Scrooge, or at least the “food police.”  Since my home will not be filled with the joyous smells of Christmas cookies cooking in the oven, I decided to give my faithful followers my famous sugar cookie recipe. These soft cookies were my fathers favorite.

Dorothy’s Sugar Cookies

Mix until fluffy:

1 1/3 cup of butter

1 ½ cup of sugar

Add and mix:

2 teaspoons of Vanilla

2 eggs

8 tablespoons of water

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon of salt

4 cups of flour

Make little 1 to 1 ½ in balls; squash the balls with a lightly sugared bottom of a glass.  (If you tap the bottom on the glass in some dough and then sugar will stick to the bottom.) Next:  place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in a 375 F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes.  

I also like to exchange the vanilla for anise flavoring, plus some green food die.  After squishing the cookies with a glass, place red hots around the cookie for a wreath effect.

If you desire to make cutout cookies, place dough in refrigerator for a couple of hours; the cooler dough makes cutting out cookies easier.