CookieCrazieBasics: Sugar Cookie Recipe

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It all starts with a good sugar cookie recipe.

And if the basic cookie is not delicious, it doesn't really matter what it looks like.

I've been using the following recipe for many years. I think it's "secret ingredient" is the sour cream. It holds its shape perfectly and tastes the best of all I've had.

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CookieCrazie Sugar Cookies

1 cup (227 grams) butter, softened (2 sticks)

1 1/2 cups (300 grams) sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup (125 grams) sour cream

4 & 3/4 cups (600 grams) flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla, & sour cream. Blend in dry ingredients.
No refrigeration of dough is necessary.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough to desired thickness. Cut into shapes.
Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake approx 20 minutes.

Yield: 20-25 medium cookies

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Favorite Easter Cookie Set

Promise......last of the Easter cookies. :)

Saved my favorites for last.....

I'm so excited.....

because with my new camera....

that beautiful plum purple shows up in the photo.

I'm all about those purple-y colors.

Love them!

Ok.....so we will move on from Easter now.

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It's been a CRAZIE week.

The first few days were spent solely 

on the new website design. 

I spent MANY hours adding the correct labels

to all my posts so that you would have them

nicely sorted on my site. :)

Then there was all the arranging, uploading, and

a million decisions AFTER the install.

And now that I'm getting things almost

back to normal here.....

I need to get a bunch of cookies done.

Thanks for being patient with me.

And thanks for all your 

sweet sweet comments about the website.

I'm thrilled!

And most of all I'm blessed. :)

Easter Egg Cookies

I haven't quite shown all my Easter cookies. :)

I made some fun Easter eggs in lots of colors and patterns. 

I'm sure you're wondering if I'm done with Easter.....

you can probably guess. ;)

Easter Egg & Mini Cookies

I'm surrounded by Easter cookies.

Love it. :)

Here's a bunch of eggs and minis I did last week.

Have a blessed weekend

celebrating this joyous time of year

with family and friends. :)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 

Romans 5:8

Easter Cookies......Celebrating Resurrection Day

Easter......

a time to celebrate spring, new life,

and the blessed resurrection of Jesus.

Past Easter Cookies:

Easter's Almost Here

Happy Resurrection Day!

Just a Few More Easter Cookies....Promise