Well hello there! So...it's been a while. Since my last post, I have finished my 3rd semester of college (5 more to go!), won my university's concerto competition, and am currently having Christmas observed in Austin, TX with my family...there will be a post coming up about that soon.
One of the things that I do every year at Christmas time, is making Christmas cookies. The recipe that I use has been in the family for 3 generations. The Kris Kringle Cookie recipe was found by my great-grandmother in the Buffalo Evening News newspaper one night. It's THE BEST sugar cookie recipe. The dough is literally little balls of angel fluff that melt in your mouth. While most recipes seem to be very flour-y and dry, this one is so moist and butter-y. The one downside to this process is that it is very time consuming. Because I am with my family for Christmas right now, I needed to make enough that we could all enjoy plenty since they are our favorite Christmas treat. I ended up splitting the process into 3 days. Day 1: make the dough. Day 2: Cut out the cookies and bake. Day 3: Frost and decorate. In total, I made about 150 cookies. This divided up the work load so it was still enjoyable. Plus I have plenty of free time since I'm home for winter break. This year was extra fun because it was the first year that I was able to use a KitchenAid mixer to mix everything.
My favorite shapes were the Christmas trees, Santas, and candy canes. I am very proud of how the Santas turned out. The red icing was more pink, but I loved it. Sooooo...without further ado, here is the recipe.
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Kris Kringle Cookies
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda dissolved in
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Cream butter and sugar together
- Then salt, cream of tartar, sifted with 3 cups of flour
- Add enough more flour to make the dough that can be rolled out (Chilling helps with this. I chilled mine overnight)
- Roll on lightly floured board to desired thickness.
- Cut and bake on ungreased cookie sheet in a 375°oven for 8-15 minutes depending on the thickness.
I hope you have the chance to try out this recipe. It could be used for Valentines' Day cookies or any sugar cookies you'd like to make! Just change the shapes.
See you next time! And hopefully the space in between this and the next post won't be as long.
xo, Marisa
xo, Marisa
