We Baked Until We Dropped...

..all the sprinkles, that is.

The kids and I made sugar cookies today. Well, I made the dough, they cut it out and then, decorated the cookies!

Sugar cookies are a little more work with little kids but if you just let them do their thing, it's fun for them (but a lot of clean-up for you).



Here are the cookies we made.

This is what happens when you let your two-year-old run wild with a bottle of sprinkles.




It was okay though, as it didn't stain the counter.




This is my Sugar Cookie Recipe - let me know how it works out for you!

2/3 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

4 tsp. milk

2 cups sifted flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt


Cream sugar, shortening, and vanilla.
Add egg; beat 'til light and fluffy.
Stir in milk.
Sift together dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture.
Divide dough in half. Chill 1 hour.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
On lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut in desired shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake on greased cookie sheet, about 6-8 minutes.
Remove from pan.
Decorate immediately before cookies cool off.

Makes about two dozen.

Isn't it great that all we have to do is follow a recipe instead of having to re-invent the wheel all over again to figure out which dough is best for sugar cookies?!

Enjoy making these with your kids. They will amaze you with their ability to use the rolling pin and cut out fun shapes.