After awaking to a chilly seven degrees, it was a treat to see the temperature rise to a balmy twenty. It was a clear, bright day - good walking weather. So off to the lake I went for a stroll. It was my official good-bye to summer; fall arrives on Friday.
As I walked along the lake I was reminded of all the outdoor activities that will either move indoors, or be shelved until summer roles back around. Naturally, swimming came to mind, and since I recently purchased a set of sports cookie cutters, I thought I would bake up a batch and make a splash.
Unfortunately, I was so immersed in my sewing, my cookies turned out a little on the crumbly, burnt side and my flooding technique, well you will see for yourself…
Ready to roll...
I don't expect my athletes will emerge with any medals - I only see my swimsuits hindering their performance. BTW - they were still delish! Below is the recipe I used for these cookies.
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups butter softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface ¼ to ½ inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.
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Kimberley says
The athletes are fantastic yummy accessories for beverages! LOL re: the swimsuits hindering their performance...they're sugar laden and they don't look aerodynamic! Nevertheless they do look delish. Kimberley ;o)
Jae says
Oh Jacquee. These cookies are to die for. I would like to order a batch for my office. They are brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Poifect. Carrot meet date sounds like those are for me. Let me know where your on line order catalogue is? Keep it up Miss Jacquee. So happy and proud of you.
i sugar coat it! says
It is so great to see the wonderful comments posted here - I generally still get most comments by email...I appreciate them all!!
Yippeeee - my first order!!! Thank you, Jess!!