SNS #60 brings you ~ your fav Christmas recipe

Welcome to Saturday Nite Special #60, the fav Christmas recipe edition!

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~ your one fav Christmas recipe ~

Most of us have at least one fav thing we love to make around the holidays. And without hesitation, this is mine!

peppermint sugar cookies

Happy Valentine's Day! I cheated. :) I'm showing you our Feb edition until I bake our trees and stars this year. Same recipe, diff cutters and decor! :) Hey, at least the batter's in the fridge!

why I love them

The texture in these cookies is incredible! They *poof* in your mouth and disintegrate on contact. And are equally delicious frozen too. :)

my secrets

- tiny bit of pure peppermint in the cookies AND icing, but don't overdo it!

- roll out on the thicker side, texture is better

- slightly under bake so bottoms are white

- ice them different colors so you have a wonderful visual! (I use soft hues of yellow, pink, green, and blue)

son (on right) and friend getting cookie creative in 2009

making the same cookies waaay back in the day with my helper. :)

Rolled Sugar Cookies

(I always double the recipe, but here's the single)

2 cups flour

1.5 tsp baking powder

salt

3/4 cup sugar

6 tbsp butter or margarine

1/3 c shortening

1 egg

1 tbsp milk

a drop or 2 of pure peppermint extract

- beat butter and shortening for 30 seconds, add sugar and beat till *fluffy.

(*this is the key, beat till you see froth, that's what makes these cookies so light)

- add egg, milk, peppermint, beat well.

- add flour and baking powder and pinch of salt

- beat or mix till well blended

- chill

- roll out, cut, bake 375 for *8 min

(* I bake them slightly underdone (350 for 9 min) so they are white on the bottom)

icing

powdered/icing sugar whipped with butter and milk

1 or 2 drops (taste it) of pure peppermint extract

food colour of choice

decorate each cookie right after frosting it

recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

year - ancient

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Dec 17 - your full home Christmas decor reveal (link open until Dec 25 2010)

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