Starting the holiday season off right, we have yet another cookie recipe this week. Chosen by Ulrike of Küchenlatein, these are a variation on a couple sugar cookies recipes from Dorie. I love sugar cookies and the satisfaction I get from a whole batch of baked, decorated sugar cookies. What I don’t love, is the time and effort it takes to get to the end of a whole batch of baked, decorated sugar cookies. All the chilling, rolling, cutting, baking, re-chilling, re-rolling (I know, sometimes you’re not supposed to re-roll), more baking….and then you’re still not done when they come out of the oven. Honestly, I’m only cut out for this kind of thing a couple times a year.
But it’s the Christmas season and you HAVE to have some sugar cookies, right? Well, Dorie’s recipe is great because you can just roll and cut right in the plastic wrapped dough disks! I love it!! No floured countertops (and floors)!
The dough is super soft, though. To save 2 hours of chilling time, I put mine in the freezer for about 45 minutes. Worked just fine. I kept trading off between the two dough disks- kept one in the freezer while I worked with the other.
Here’s my helper. I know I shouldn’t let her lick the paddle, but you couldn’t resist that face, either. In Christmas jammies, no less! I topped mine with a simple sugar/milk drizzle and some colored sugar sprinkles. I also drizzled a few with melted chocolate.
So, not as cutely (is that a word?) decorated as I would’ve liked if I had more time, but these cookies are really good. Buttery and crispy… I am of the opinion that they need icing, however. A naked sugar cookie is not for me!! Check out Ulrike’s blog for the fantastic recipe!
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Those look great – freezing the dough is the right way to go, I think. I also let my little helper lick the beaters – it’s part of the fun of baking, isn’t it?
Ah…let her lick the paddle! Life’s too short, you know? Nice job on the cookies.
Oh…your girl is so much cuter than the cookies, and your cookies are adorable.
I agree, a sugar cutout isn’t a cookie without the icing! Great job and your little helper is ADORABLE!
LOVE the helper! I dunno, give me a naked cookie any day. Although yours are adorable.Nancy
Ahhh! Naked cookies! Your helper was made for licking the paddle.
I love your decorated cookies!! They look great… Yum!
Your little helper is adorable! Your cookies look great! I especially like the snowman. I always let my little helper lick the beater and my big helper is ecstatic if he is around and gets a lick too!
Seriously… for such a simple cookie, WHY is there so much work involved??? Ah well… the final product is well worth it! Your iced sugar cookies look delicious!
Those look great! I have a hard time denying the paddle too, lol.
How cute your cookies are… and your little helper is too! Fun! 🙂
Your cookies are adorable. And I wouldn’t be able to resist that sweet little face either if she wanted to lick the paddle!
Awww. Your little helper is adorable! Your cookies are pretty adorable too. I agree that this is an undertaking I can only handle a few times a year!
What a cute helper. I hate decorating cookies and you did a great job!Thanks for joining TWD and baking with meUlrike from Küchenlatein