Angel Sugar Cookies
I try to keep cookies in the house, not because I need them, but because TA likes to have cookies for breakfast and sometimes for lunch and once in a great while after dinner! Crazy, I know. He has the kind of job that lets him get away with such nonsense, while I do not. It’s hard for me not to eat them all because I love a cookie as much as the next girl … maybe more! Having cookies on the counter and not eating one every time I walk by is a good exercise in self-control. Some days I’m good, others, not so much. Last weekend I made the Angel Sugar Cookies from Pioneer Woman (recipe in her book, but not on her blog). My usual sugar cookie recipe is a Martha Stewart version that uses brandy – nothing wrong with a little liquor in your cookie, if you ask me, but I wanted to try something new.
These are great cookies – light and flaky with just the right amount of sweetness. Plus, they’re very easy – no rolling and cutting, just scooping and smashing! The recipe doesn’t call for frosting because of the sprinkling of sugar on the top as they bake. But, in my house icing is required. I made a simple powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla icing and just mixed it to a fairly thick consistency and I think it works well. They are very sweet, but good! And because of the sweetness, one is enough for me. Usually…
Category: Dessert | Tags: sugar cookies 8 comments »
January 7th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Those look yummy! I have the cookbook, too, so thanks for the recommendation.
January 7th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Those look amazingly tasty. And I’m not easily tempted by white flour/white sugar stuff these days.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Personally, I cannot be trusted with cookies. I used to “hide” them in the freezer, then discovered how good frozen cookies are! I also cannot be trusted with jelly beans, M&M’s, chocolate chips……..
January 7th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I wish I could eat cookies all day. is it too late to start a new career?
January 7th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Yummy yum yum. I’ll have to be content with pictures since cookies are killer on my stupid gall bladder these days.
January 7th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
They look SO yummy! If Travis doesn’t want them all feel free to send some my way.
January 13th, 2010 at 10:58 am
they look so scrumptious here in your photos! i have such a hard time NOT eating a cookie every time i walk by them as well!
February 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Please share the title of the Pioneer Woman cookbook you keep referring to and where I might get one. I love to bake and want to make everything you’ve shared and wonder about the comments you make about info in the cookbook. Thanks so much