So...are these sugar cookies?

I have no idea what an original sugar cookie recipe looks like but I was tootaling along pinterest and found these cute "Melted Snowmen" cookies.  I didn't make melted snowmen cookies...I actually just made cookies and then found another recipe for that shiny icing and put two and two together to make YUM!

 

MIXED MATCHED SHUGARY COOKIES

 

Cookie Ingredients:

1- 1 1/4 c. sugar

2- 1 c. softened butter

3- 1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar

4. 2 eggs

5- 2 t. cream of tartar

6- 2 t. vanilla extract

7- 3 c. flour

8- 1 t. baking soda

9- 1/2 t. salt

 

Set the oven temp to 375 degree F.

On med. speed beat together 1, 2 & 3.

Then add 4, 5 & 6 beating on med.

Then at low speed add in 7, 8 & 9.

The dough will come together when you shape into balls.

On an ungreased cookie sheet place 2 in. apart and bake 10-12 minutes.  Cool on pan for 1 min. then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Once the cookies are cooled apply the icing.

 

Icing Ingredients:

1- 2 c. sifted powdered sugar

2- 1 or 2 T milk (I guess this is the difference between piping and flood icing)

3- 1 T light corn syrup

4- 1/4 t. or to taste extract (I used vanilla- most call for almond)

5- food coloring

 

Combine all together and (I never thought to do this-I used a messy spoon)spoon into a plastic bag or a piping bag or...a squeeze bottle!  I don't like the taste of powdered sugar but when it's on the cookie you don't taste it very much or at all.

 

Though I told my mom I would help her vacuum and mop today I've neglected to start yet!  Hopefully leaving my latest baking excursions for you to read will get me going!  It sure will warm me up since a cool front blew in the other day.  I like the cold because I like bundling up...but then again, I don't want to be outside in the cold for very long!

 

I made the Christmas cards this year!  They aren't exactly what I was going for but it was the cheapest route for sure since the card base was already made.  I did my best to make them to where I could be proud of them :) My mom said, "Well...we've received 3 Christmas cards and I just sent out 50.  We'll see what happens."  Apparently she doesn't like giving to give...she likes giving to receive.  I'm not just saying that!  Oh no, she says those sorts of things a lot and it always seems to be around Christmas time.  I try and tell her that she doesn't have the right mind set.

 

Finally I've realized my way of life.  I believe that everyone is equal on the opinion field.  Not everyone believes this so it can get me in trouble but it's just plain silly that I'm 22 and someone would say that I should respect my elders when speaking my mind is not about respect...it's about being heard!  To tell anyone that they should respect their elders should only be applied if someone is truly being disrespected.  My brain is scattered right now so I'm probably just venting.  Don't silence your friends and children with the sorry excuse that you're older than them, you should listen to all that they have to say and compromise the outcome or explain why things aren't going to work in their favor that day.  Tomorrow is always another day, but if you keep dragging around excuses for you to get your way there will probably never be a sense of connection in your home.  It is just like that in my home and I am longing for the day to remove myself because when there are close minded people in the vicinity then nothing can ever be fully resolved. 

 

Now I'm going to mix up some early morning banana bread, previously known as late-night banana bread.