Holiday Sugar Cookies

I already have said how much I love the holidays, but it's true. I love them!  Last weekend my friend Allison came over and we made some classic sugar cookies.  We cut them out with very cute holiday shaped cookie cutters and dusted them with some powdered sugar.  Then we went foraging around the neighborhood on capitol hill for some trimmings to decorate the photograph with.

This weekend I am going to  Central Cinema one of my favorite movie theaters in Seattle to watch Gremlins and then go look at lights with friends at  Candy Cane Lane or this crazy thing in Issaquah Ginnaty Light Show.  I have some snow shoeing planned, a solstice party with some long time girlfriends, a night with the family watching Elf, and A Christmas Story. I hope you are enjoying the start to the holiday season as much as I am! 

Enjoy!

Recipe  (this makes 2 dozen cookies) Used from All Recipes

1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons butter, softened

3/4 cup and 2 teaspoons white sugar

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured (or powdered sugar) surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.