1. The  cookie cutters and  sanding sugars for this years sugar cookies. Sugar Cookies 1 ½ sticks butter softened ¾ cup sugar 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 lemon (zested) 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt A flick, or two, of water Glitter or sprinkles of choice Beat butter in mixer on high speed for about 2 minutes until very smooth. Add sugar and beat again for about 2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla, and zest of one lemon. Combine flour and salt. Add slowly to butter mixture a little at a time. Get your hand wet under the faucet and flick whatever is clinging to it into the dough. Mix by hand as you form the dough into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1- 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Flour your counter top. Roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness. (I use dowel rods from home depot in that diameter as rolling guides.) Cut out shapes with cutters and arrange cookies on un-greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with glitter. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 2 dozen cookies depending on size of cutter.

    The  cookie cutters and  sanding sugars for this years sugar cookies.

    Sugar Cookies

    1 ½ sticks butter softened

    ¾ cup sugar

    2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

    1 lemon (zested)

    1 egg

    1 teaspoon vanilla

    1/8 teaspoon salt

    A flick, or two, of water

    Glitter or sprinkles of choice

    Beat butter in mixer on high speed for about 2 minutes until very smooth. Add sugar and beat again for about 2 minutes.

    Add egg, vanilla, and zest of one lemon.

    Combine flour and salt. Add slowly to butter mixture a little at a time.

    Get your hand wet under the faucet and flick whatever is clinging to it into the dough.

    Mix by hand as you form the dough into a ball.

    Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1- 2 hours.

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Flour your counter top. Roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness. (I use dowel rods from home depot in that diameter as rolling guides.)

    Cut out shapes with cutters and arrange cookies on un-greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with glitter.

    Bake 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

    Makes about 2 dozen cookies depending on size of cutter.