Cookies!

Today's post was going to be about delicious whole grain bread from the bread machine. Well, I forgot to put the yeast in when making the bread, it didn't turn out and *I don't want to think about it* anymore. So instead, I'll post a Christmas cookie recipe and a review. Sorry about the lack of original content.

I got this sugar cookie recipe from the "Mom's Who think" web site. The cookies taste delicious, but I really had trouble with the dough. I let the butter and eggs warm to room temperature, but the dough was very dry and crumbly, and wouldn't come together. I added an additional 1 Tbsp. cream drop by drop, which took an additional 45 minutes of mixing by hand to incorporate, and was quite arduous. The cookies came out great, though, so I would recommend if you decide to make this recipe, decrease the flour by 1/2 cup to decrease your work load. Add the flour back in little by little if the dough is too wet. Also, I would increase the baking time by about 4 minutes.

Sugar Cookies (as posted at Mom's Who Think)

Ingredients
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
2. Sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
3. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in lightly beaten egg, vanilla and
cream. Blend well. Chill dough for one hour for easier rolling.
4. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet and
sprinkle with sugar.
5. Bake for 6 - 8 minutes, or until lightly brown.