Perfectly Imperfect Sugar Cookies

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DSC00271 When we were updating the kitchen at Little Flour a few years ago, the contractor told us we had three choices.  We could have it done right.  We could have it done fast.  Or we could have it done cheap.  Two of the three were possible, but not all three.  How true it is.  There is a similar truth when it comes to decorating sugar cookies with kids.  They can look good. They can taste good. Or they can be fun to decorate.  Two of the three are possible, but not all three.  UNLESS you have a little help. This week we are making sugar cookie decorating kits for some of our young friends.  We make the cookies ahead of time, and trust us they taste great!  Then we provide some adorable no fail decorations that are fun for kids.  Think your duck should be pink?  No problem. Want to eat the eyeballs before they make it to the cookie? Don't worry, we sent extra.  Is most of your icing on your shirt?  Who cares?  With buttermilk and baking spice in the batter these cookies are great on their own as well. Happy baking!  And remember, when it comes to decorating cookies with kids (and most other things with kids too) their imperfections are what make them beautiful.
Perfectly Imperfect Sugar Cookies
 
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Soft and easy to cut out, these buttermilk sugar cookies are classic and fun!
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Recipe type: Cookie
Serves: 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon Penzy's baking spice (optional)
Instructions
  1. Whisk all dry ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla until very fluffy.
  3. Stir in buttermilk, then all the dry ingredients.
  4. Wrap tightly and chill overnight or up to two days.
  5. Roll out to your desired thickness, we like them pretty thick-about half an inch-so they hold up well to cookie cutters and enthusiastic young decorators.
  6. Bake at 350 for about ten minutes until just firm.
  7. Cool completely, or even overnight, before decorating.