STAMPED SUGAR COOKIES
Hello Everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was just too short and busy again.
Few weeks ago I shared these cookies over at The 36th Avenue. If you missed it there, grab the recipe here today.
I spotted these cookies in Parents magazine. Once I saw them I knew that I have to try these with my boys. In the description they suggested to use regular letter stamps to stamp short words { love, hugs, mine, etc } on the cookies. We did not have letter stamps at home, so we made stamps out of potatoes.
Yep…that’s right.
Stamped Sugar Cookies stamped with potatoes
My dear hubby took his part and cut these nice “O” and “X” letters. He did a great job…
This was my very first attempt to make sugar cookies and the recipe I am sharing with you today is
THE BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 large egg
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- Natural red food coloring
- In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Place butter and 1 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl. With an electric mixer cream until light and fluffy.3-5 minutes.
- Add egg, vanilla and sour cream. Mix until combined.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet;mix together. Refrigerate batter for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Roll small balls out of your batter and place it onto a cookie sheet, flatten slightly with your palm.
- Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let it cool.
- Dip your stamps into your red food coloring and lightly press onto cookies.
I did not make my cookies completely flat before I baked them and they came out a little thicker……but they were so soft an fluffy.
And now the best part…
MAKE SOME MESS WITH THOSE STAMPS
Do you see those little hands stamping on the cookies? My kids loved participating in this fun and messy cookie making project.
TIP: Make sure you watch for food coloring,it is hard to remove from clothes.
This would be a perfect Valentine’s Day treat and gift for anyone! You can box these cookies and give it to teachers, friends,playmates.
My little lovely cookies were gone in no time.
I hope I inspired you to get on making those easy stamps and stamp away!
Here is another great Valentine’s Treat you can make and give as a gift
CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZEL STICKS
or check out these cute treat bags and make them at home today
Thanks for stopping by !
Have a great day Everyone!