It’s Recipe Day at the Holly Bloggy Christmas Bash and I thought I’d share my Butter Cookie recipe!
Be sure to head over to Simply Sweet Home for lots of great recipes!
Last weekend we had our second Drop In and Decorate Party!
These cookies were bagged in sixes and are being delivered this morning to
This time Heather and a couple of her friends came to help!!
I make our cut out cookies with a family favorite recipe from my sister-in-law
Ingredients
- 2 Cup butter (NOT margarine – I use salted butter)
- 1-1/2 Cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 6 Cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- cream butter and sugar
- add egg, milk and vanilla.
- add baking powder, salt
- add flour one cup at a time, stopping to combine each cup
- form into 2 balls, chill at least 1 hour (If I leave it over night, I take it out of the fridge a good hour or so before rolling
- break into 3 pieces and roll out and cut
- Bake at 400 for 5-8 mins (the large cookies I do for 9 mins)
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I use the recipe that comes with Wilton meringue powder
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Wilton Meringue Powder
- 1 pound (4 cups) SIFTED powdered sugar
- 6 Tbsp warm water
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract (optional)
Instructions
- Beat all ingredients until icing forms peaks (7-10 mins at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 mins at high speed with a hand-held mixer)
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One batch of icing is enough for one batch of the recipe I posted above.
Bridget of Bake at 350 has great tips for royal icing -
you can MUST read them here.
Click here to see all of my cookie related posts for more tips, tricks and pictures.
Want to know more about Drop In and Decorate? click here to see all of my previous posts
**EDITED TO SAY: Several people have asked me about the book you see laying on the table while we iced the cookies – we used it for inspiration, Wilton’s Cookie Exchange – you can find it here
(Click this picture to see all of the pictures from our 1st weekend Drop In and Decorate Party.)
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Cheryl…these pictues are WONDERFUL!!! I'm so glad that I am tardy getting my DI&D post up so I can use more of your pics! You're amazing!
Cheryl…these pictues are WONDERFUL!!! I'm so glad that I am tardy getting my DI&D post up so I can use more of your pics! You're amazing!
These cookies look great! You're so talented. I've been using recipe sites like http://www.tablespoon.com to find ideas for decorating cookies.
These cookies look great! You're so talented. I've been using recipe sites like http://www.tablespoon.com to find ideas for decorating cookies.
I love the "drop in and decorate idea". Did the guests take home a bag too? I have to do this next year!
I love the "drop in and decorate idea". Did the guests take home a bag too? I have to do this next year!
They look fantastic! What a great idea
They look fantastic! What a great idea
I think I got a sugar high just looking at this post! You guys did an amazing job and it looks like fun
I think I got a sugar high just looking at this post! You guys did an amazing job and it looks like fun
Way to go… there is a TON of cookies there!! You guys must have been baking and decorating for DAYS!!
And how cute are you?? Very!
Blessings-
Amanda
Way to go… there is a TON of cookies there!! You guys must have been baking and decorating for DAYS!!
And how cute are you?? Very!
Blessings-
Amanda
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh!
That's all so cute I can barely contain my excitement!
Sooooo many cookies….just makes me swooooon with warmth!
I am just overwhelmed with YOU!
Cherly you are the COOKIE BOMB!
What a lovely time you all must have had!
XXOOXX
Did you post once on a hot chocolate maker?
I so want to get my niece one.
I remember you liking yours…could you share what kind?
Oh…and you know I'm not a BEGGER…but I soooooo want to share my Christmas Cookies with you and Bridget.
Did you take a look at them?
So sorrrrry to sound like a hungry begger for you attention! Ha!
I just know how much of a cookie lover you are…like me!
XXOOXX
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh!
That's all so cute I can barely contain my excitement!
Sooooo many cookies….just makes me swooooon with warmth!
I am just overwhelmed with YOU!
Cherly you are the COOKIE BOMB!
What a lovely time you all must have had!
XXOOXX
Did you post once on a hot chocolate maker?
I so want to get my niece one.
I remember you liking yours…could you share what kind?
Oh…and you know I'm not a BEGGER…but I soooooo want to share my Christmas Cookies with you and Bridget.
Did you take a look at them?
So sorrrrry to sound like a hungry begger for you attention! Ha!
I just know how much of a cookie lover you are…like me!
XXOOXX
You've completely impressed me AGAIN! I am in awe of how you make this MASS amount of cookies YET they are each amazingly decorated, every single one! Great work!
You've completely impressed me AGAIN! I am in awe of how you make this MASS amount of cookies YET they are each amazingly decorated, every single one! Great work!
I have never seen so many yummy looking cookies! The recipe you shared looks easy enough too so I will have to give it a go.
Thanks so much for visiting my non-cookie post!
Best Christmas wishes, Natasha.
I have never seen so many yummy looking cookies! The recipe you shared looks easy enough too so I will have to give it a go.
Thanks so much for visiting my non-cookie post!
Best Christmas wishes, Natasha.
I like the sound of these. And they look so cute and colorful!
I like the sound of these. And they look so cute and colorful!
wonderful job
wonderful job
The cookies look great.
Ted (a Drop In board member).
Thanks
The cookies look great.
Ted (a Drop In board member).
Thanks
Thanks Cheryl, for hosting the last day of the fantastic Holiday Christmas Bash. I love your blog and especially loved your post on Christmas traditions. I share alot of the same traditions as you. I'm a follower!
Thanks Cheryl, for hosting the last day of the fantastic Holiday Christmas Bash. I love your blog and especially loved your post on Christmas traditions. I share alot of the same traditions as you. I'm a follower!
Thanks for the butter cookie recipe, I use the Wilton one, and yes, also use salted butter. Why use unsalted (costs more) and add salt? I don't get it.
Do you load up that Wilton royal icing recipe with vanilla? And I mean, LOAD IT UP??
Thanks for the butter cookie recipe, I use the Wilton one, and yes, also use salted butter. Why use unsalted (costs more) and add salt? I don't get it.
Do you load up that Wilton royal icing recipe with vanilla? And I mean, LOAD IT UP??
The cookies look wonderful!!!
The cookies look wonderful!!!
Wow, wow wow wow! What an awesome array of (lots of) cookies! Such a great idea too.
I just 'discovered' your blog and am charmed (and sucked in) lol
Your beautiful family, informative posts, your adorable pooch… So glad to find you!
Marian
Wow, wow wow wow! What an awesome array of (lots of) cookies! Such a great idea too.
I just 'discovered' your blog and am charmed (and sucked in) lol
Your beautiful family, informative posts, your adorable pooch… So glad to find you!
Marian
The butter cookies are very good but the icing ruined the cookies. The icing gets very hard and doesn’t have much Taste. They were better before I put the icing on them. I colored it different colors so they look pretty but that s about it. I doubt they will be a hit in our family.
Royal icing is supposed to be hard and doesn’t have a whole lot of flavor – did you put any flavoring in it? I usually put a little vanilla and a little almond extracts.