Sugar Cookies

I found a great recipe for Sugar Cookies. These are just like the delicious soft, fluffy ones you can buy in the store with the pink frosting. I am not kidding, they are so delish!

Cream: 1 cup butter

Work in: 1 cup sugar

Add: 2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Whisk in a bowl: 3 cups of flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

Add alternatley with the dry mixture in thirds to the butter/sugar mix: 1/2 cup sour cream

Chill: 2-3 hours

Roll out and cut into shapes

Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes

Frosting: My Grandma Dever is known for her great sugar cookie frosting. Of course it's one of those recipes where there really isn't a set recipe...she just kind of makes it by heart. Well, I finally got the basic recipe from her and her extra tips to make it extra special.

4 tablespoons butter

2 1/3 cup powdered sugar (more or less to taste)

milk (1 tbsp for thicker frosting, add more milk to thin it out if you want to make it like Grandma's)

3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Beat butter with electric mixer until fluffy. Then add about half the powdered sugar. Beat in 1 tablespoon milk and vanilla. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar. Add more milk if needed. Add food coloring. One recipe makes about enough to frost half a cake so you may need to double it.

*To make the frosting more like a thin glaze like Grandma's, use more milk and frost the cookies while they are still hot. It keeps the frosting thin. I kind of like mine a little thicker so I waited until they were cooled to frost. Try both and see how you like it best!

**Don't forget to let the kids help! :-)