Here it is Feb. 14th already! The time just flies by! Happy Valentines Day to you all. I thought I would share a photo of my Primitive Heart Ornies Pattern. Available in my Etsy shop. My daughter and Grand showed up this morning with a bouquet of yellow & white Daisies. What a sweet surprise. Below is a recipe for my favorite sugar cookies.
Crackled Sugar Cookie
1-1/4 cups white sugar **1 cup salted butter ** 3 egg yolks ** 1 tsp. vanilla extract **
1 tsp. almond extract ( I usually use 2 tsps. of the vanilla extract & omit the almond extract)
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour **1 tsp. baking soda ** 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar **
1/4 tsp. of salt ** coarse sugar crystals
Directions: Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
Cream together butter & sugar until creamy. Mix in 1 egg yolk at a time, add extract, mix. Add in flour, soda, cream of tartar, & salt until completely mixed.
Using a medium sized scoop ( or a heaping teaspoon) form dough balls & roll them into the sugar crystals. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 2 inches apart. Do not flatten the dough. Bake for 12 minutes, until surface of the cookies have a cracked texture. The cookies should still look a little puffy. Remove from oven let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
Makes about 30 medium sized cookies.
This is the best sugar cookie I have come across! Everyone who has tried them loves them!
