I just had to buy some pretty sunflowers from Trader Joe's to use with one of my favorite plates. We can enjoy some Cowboy Cookies with a cup of tea, and sit by my waterfall.
This teacup goes with so many things, and I just love the pattern.
Yield: Depends on size of cookieAuthor: Laura Bush, and shared by Kitty
Cowboy Cookies
This recipe comes from Cafe' 43, when my friend Joy and I went to the Bush Library. I had copied this recipe years ago from a magazine, but it made such a large amount. This recipe is half, and printed out on a package of the cookies. The cookies are so good!
ingredients:
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 rounded teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup oats
2/3 cup coconut
2/3 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
instructions:
Cream butter and sugars.
Add egg and vanilla, and beat together.
Add flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, and beat until blended.
I had some oral surgery this past week, and my daughter and her two oldest came to visit me. I loved seeing their smiling faces!
This little sweetie came to spend the night with me. We always have breakfast and tea in bed! Of course we did some baking together, which is always fun for us.
I'll leave you with a happy photo of sunflowers, which always make me smile!
Bernideen is having a tea party on August 30th to celebrate Tasha Tudor's 102nd Birthday Anniversary, and I thought I'd join in. Several of my grands helped me make the cookies, and they got to take many home to their family to enjoy. I'm using my darling cottage teapot and Cissy's favorite teacup, with the cottage design. Let's have some cookies and a cup of tea, shall we?
I think Tasha Tudor would love this teacup, too, don't you?
These pretty stem roses were found at the grocery store. I love their two-toned effect.
Before we baked, my son and I took my faithful Nana's Cooking Camp grands to Chili's for lunch to celebrate before school starts. In case you're wondering, the bottle in front of Cissy is a root beer bottle!!
The boys helped make the cookie dough and cut out the shapes that they chose from my cookie cutter collection. Yes, Riley wanted snowflakes, and Caiden wanted footballs. Cissy and I chose more traditional shapes. Cissy made the frosting all by herself, and we had such a good time, chatting while decorating the cookies, which took us quite awhile. The boys didn't want to join in. The darling teapot and cupcake cookie cutters, along with the sparkly sprinkles were a gift from sweet Stephanie, when we met in Colorado.
Yield: 3 dozenAuthor: Kitty
Best Sugar Cookies
I got this recipe from a local grocery store and have been using it ever since. My addition is a teaspoon of vanilla. I hope you give this recipe a try. We used a buttercream frosting to decorate the cookies, recipe found here.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt ( I leave this out if I only have salted butter)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
powdered sugar, for rolling out the dough
INSTRUCTIONS:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and the salt. Set aside.
Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric mixer of beat until light in color. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat to combine.
Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for two hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough, with powdered sugar.
Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time. Sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking.
Cut into desired shapes with cookie counters, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheets, parchment paper or silicone baking mats, and bake for 7-9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheets halfway through baking time.
Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.
Harper is growing up so fast. I bought her this Powered by Cupcakes tea shirt, because this little one loves cake, and she loves her shirt. That's their dog, Layla, in the background.
