Friday, July 29, 2016

I am super excited about my Lindy Bangle that just arrived from Ashley K. White at Plunder.  I love vintage pieces and there is so much to choose from on Ashley’s site.

Click on the picture of my Lindy Bangle to visit her site.  You’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.  I just know you will!

I was feeling inspired, so I decided to try some fancy letters on my sugar cookies.  As far as fancy goes, I think I might have missed the mark a little.  🙂  This technique is simple and fun, though, so I’ll keep working on it.  I spotted it on Pinterest.  To make the letters, I melted a cup of chocolate chips in the microwave and poured the melted chocolate into a small freezer bag.  Using scissors, I clipped one corner of the bag.  I placed a sheet of plastic wrap on a cookie sheet.  Then, I squeezed the chocolate from the bag and formed letters on the sheet of plastic wrap.  I placed the cookie sheet in the freezer so the letters could set and firm up a bit.  FUN!  Check out this recipe for the sugar cookies.  It’s awesome and it makes a ton!  Happy Friday, everyone!

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup softened butter
1-1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
Sprinkles or colored sugar for decorating, optional

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.  Beat in the egg and vanilla.  Gradually blend in dry ingredients.  Add just enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.  The dough will be soft.  I only use about 2 tablespoons.

Roll small tablespoons of dough into balls and place on the cookie sheet.  With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie.  Sprinkle raw sugar or colored sprinkles if desired.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until barely golden.  Let cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.  Enjoy!

Frosting

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Milk, enough to reach the consistency you like
Food coloring

Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined adding milk to desired consistency.

(Recipe Source:  The Girl Who Ate Everything)

Note:  For the frosting, I used heavy whipping cream in place of milk.  Enjoy!

♥Tawnya