Sugar Cookies
January 17, 2010 in cookie
I don’t have an artistic bone in my body. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I can’t draw to save my life. In fact, back in high school I took a marine biology class and our teacher made us memorize a couple hundred different sea creatures. Part of that was drawing each one. My teacher called me out in front of the entire class when my shrimp didn’t exactly look like a shrimp. I’d share the picture but it’s not really family friendly. ;)
You’ll never see me decorate a big fancy cake but one thing I’ve been itching to do is learn to make pretty cookies. But see, my lack of drawing skills is making that difficult. I even called my husband in to help me with these cookies and not even he could fix my messy lines.
But that’s not what I want to talk about. I wanna talk about the SAINTS! (Please ignore the fact that my cookies scream more “Go Longhorns” than “Geaux Saints”. You guys know I’m most definitely not a Longhorn fan. My store was out of gold so I got copper because I didn’t realize it would be orange.)
We love our Saints around here and were pumped for yesterday’s game when we heard that the Deuce has returned. That was my reason for making these cookies. To celebrate my alltime favorite Saint. Unfortunately, he didn’t play.
The Saints won, as if there was any doubt. The cookies? Oh yeah, they were good too.
Sugar Cookies
from Annie’s Eats
1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cp sifted flour
Cream butter. Add powdered sugar. Blend in egg, almond extract, vanilla, salt and flour. Chill dough until firm. Roll to 1/4” thickness on well-floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 min. Cookies should not brown. Frost and decorate when cool.
Go Saints :)
My husband (originally from Louisiana) would love these cookies. What a great treat for the game!
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These cookies look awesome Amanda :)
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I was at a playoff party (who wasn’t?), when a few people who were at the game came home afterwards. They said that when Deuce came out of the tunnel, the sound was deafening. The dome was shaking, and the crowd went absolutely wild. This guy said it was so emotional, and he isn’t the “emotional” type……I wish I could have been there! Deuce seems to be a great guy, though, if that makes you feel good. He lives about two miles from me, and everyone who has “Deuce” sightings says he’s the nicest guy. I saw him at Wal-Mart once around 10:00 PM doing his grocery shopping a couple of years ago. I overheard him telling a woman he was talking to that it was the only time he could “get in and get out” of there. We ALL love our Deuce. He’s been the “talk of the town” over the last week. Don’t be surprised to see him in uniform next week, though; we just have a feeling………..Oh, and cookies look GREAT! I’ve never seen any better……..
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Hook em Horns! Just kidding : )) They look great – you are going to be the envy of all the Moms for your boys, making all kind of cool treats for them and their friends!
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I think those are beautiful and so artistic! Trust me, I could NEVER do that!