SUPER EASY SUGAR COOKIES
The month of October was a busy one for me! While doing research for my upcoming book, I decided to try-out some fun Halloween recipes I found on Pinterest, magazines, books, and various other sources. The goal was for me to see if some of the most popular recipes were as good as their inventors claimed they were. So, over the past four weeks, I’ve had four taste test kitchens and invited children who’s ages range from 8 to 13.
The main goal was to have these kids try some fun recipes and tell me what they REALLY thought. And that is exactly what I got!
I had various kinds of feedback… too sweet, too salty, not enough sugar, too dry… but predominantly they were all thumbs up. The sugared cookies, pictured above were by far, the most popular items. Super easy and a few ingredients, who could ask for anything more?
INGREDIENTS
1 package of Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough
1/4 cup of flour
1 Package Betty Crocker Cookie Icing – Black
Candied Googly Eyes available at most craft stores in the baking section
PREPARATION
Remove the Pillsbury dough from package and put in a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of flour and knead with your hands until the dough forms. Flour your cutting board and place the dough on top. Flour your rolling pin and roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch. Remember to keep flouring your rolling pin a little bit with every roll. This dough tends to be sticky.
Get your bat cookie cutters and cut out your cookies. Repeat the step to roll out the dough with any leftovers.
Place the bat cookies in the oven and cook according to dough package direction. Keep an eye on them, the thinner the dough, the faster they tend to burn.
Once cookies are done, let them cool and harden.
Once the cookies are cooled, begin decorating them. Just snip off the tip above the second ring, massage the bag a little bit and make your outline. Then, flood the bat and add the googly eyes. Let dry 5-10 minutes and enjoy!
