These cookies were a really fun project to do with the kids. They were pretty young when we made them so they mostly watched, but they loved eating them to be sure! I love making cookies that the kids are impressed with, they love my Chocolate Chip Cookies but any kind of sugar cookie that is decorated with something fancy, that just really hits home for them!
Crayon Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
2 teasoons vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Assorted paste food colorings
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons shortening
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets. Beat butter and vanilla in large bowl at high speed until fluffy. Add sugar; beat at medium speed until blended. Combine flour and salt in small bowl. Gradually add to butter mixture.
- Divide dough into 10 equal sections. Reserve 1 section; cover and refrigerate remaining 9 sections. Combine reserved section and desired food coloring in small bowl; blend well.
- Cut dough into 2 equal parts. Roll each section into 5-inch log. Pinch one end to resemble crayon tip. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining 9 sections of dough and desired food colorings.
- Back 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on cookie sheets.
- Combine chocolate chips and shortening in small microwavable bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth. Decorate with chocolate mixture as shown in photo-or how ever you like ;)
I’m open to suggestions on other sugar cookie recipes, still working on finding the recipe that really suites my taste!
This is our family’s sugar cookie recipe. Maybve it can be adapted for your needs.
Senappe Family Sugar Cookie recipe
1/2 cup crisco
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 unbeaten eggs
Combine & beat thoroughly using an egg beater, then sift together
2 cups flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Add mixtures together and blend. Add 2 T milk and mix well. MMeasure out level T of dough on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a flat bottomed lass covered with a damp cloth. Sprinkle with colored sugar
Bake at 375 degrees (F) for 10-12 minutes.