Welby 7th Ward: 100 Dresses

Roll-out Sugar Cookies

I looked all over for the best tasting and easy to make cookies and these won out! It’s brilliant to use the plastic wrap to roll them out! They turn our perfect!

Ingredients

2½ cups (12 ounces) all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon almond extract

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar

¼ teaspoon lemon zest

1. In a medium bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. In a one-cup measuring cup, lightly beat the egg with the extracts.

2. In the bowl of a standing mixer (or in a large bowl with a handheld mixer), beat the butter and salt on medium speed until smooth. With the mixer running, gradually pour in the sugar; add the lemon zest. Beat on medium until fluffy, about 1 minute. With the mixer running, pour in the egg mixture and continue beating until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the mixer bowl. With the mixer on low, gradually add the flour and mix just until evenly blended.

3. Lightly knead the dough to form a ball, press it into a disk 1-inch thick, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.

4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Adjust a rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 375F. If you’ve chilled the dough overnight, it’ll need to sit at room temperature for half an hour or so to soften slightly. On a very lightly floured sheet of wax paper with a sheet of plastic wrap on top of the dough, roll the dough out to ¼-inch thick. Cut cookies using a floured cookie cutter. Re-roll scraps, always using as little flour as necessary.

5. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, for 5-9 minutes, until they no longer look wet on top. The baking time will depend on the size of the cookies you’ve cut. You don’t want the bottoms to be browned, except for maybe just a bit on the edges. Let the cookies rest for a couple minutes on the sheets before transferring them to cooling racks to finish cooling. Decorate as desired.

Kristen Nielsen’s Butter Frosting

Blend together.

2C butter salted

4Tbls water

Add

1t almond extract

1t vanilla

Add

2 lbs Powdered Sugar (8 cups)

This makes a double batch!! Kristen says “I love this recipe…..Who wouldn’t want extra frosting in your refrigerator?”

Fake Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes

Fake Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookies:

1 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 Cup Chocolate Chips

Mix together and store in a quart size zip lock bag. Write instructions on the bag to add: 1 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract. Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Add 1 Stick Butter

1 egg

½ tsp Vanilla

Mix and Bake at 350 for 9-11

Fake Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies:

1 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix together and store in a quart size zip lock bag. Write instructions on the bag to add: 1 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract. Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Add 1 Stick Butter

1 egg

½ tsp Vanilla

Mix and Bake at 350 for 9-11

Fake Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookies:

1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Optional: 1/2 Cup Raisins and/or Nuts

Mix together and store in a quart size zip lock bag. Write instructions on the bag to add: 1 Stick Melted Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract. Mix, Refrigerate for 30 Minutes & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.