Saturday, February 16, 2013

Sugar Cookies

Super Soft and Delicious Sugar Cookies
I {Love} sugar cookies, the buttercream frosting frosted on a nice soft cookie and add sprinkles it one of the best cookies out there! I love to bake and share my treats I make so I just wanted to share my recipe for everyone to enjoy. Its a pretty basic recipe but something about homemade cookies is just amazing...


Here is what you'll need:
1 cup room temp. butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla
1 cup plain greek yogurt
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
5 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Cream together butter and sugar, then add your eggs and vanilla. After that is creamed mix in your greek yogurt. Once you have mixed together your ingredients add in salt, baking soda then gradually mix in the flour. Need the cookie dough on a floured surface and roll out to about 1/4in. This will make them thick and soft.

Once you have rolled out and cut the cookie dough to your likings then put them on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake for about 7-8 minutes. NOTE: These cookies will not be golden and not look done this is how they STAY soft. The more golden they are when cooking in the oven the less soft they become. I have found that cooking them for about 7minutes and like 30 seconds give or take that makes them perfect. 



Once they cookies have been transferred to be cooled you are ready to frost. My most favorite frosting is a buttercream frosting. 
What you'll need:
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4-1/3 cup milk
In a bowl, cream butter. Mix in the sugar and vanilla until completely mixed and crumbly. Slowly add milk until frosting reaches your desired consistency. Then if you want to add in food coloring to make it and color you'd like. And don't forget your sprinkles.



{Vuala} your cookies are done! Enjoy! 
Note: With this recipe I made about 36 cookies if making for a big group or cookie lovers like myself i suggest doubling the recipe. 



xoxo {kal}

Be My Valentine

A letter to my Valentine...
Would you {be} mine?
              To my Valentine, I love you to the moon and back, a bushel and peck, a hug around the neck! This is our 3rd Valentines as a married couple and I consider myself the luckiest girl in the world to have you as all mine! You surprise me with my favorite chocolate strawberries and fun texts all day long. You love me in spite of all my down falls no matter how big or small, you see past the bad and love me for all that I am. I dont know how I got so lucky to call you mine, the day we met it changed our lives forever, the day we said {YES} we were sealed for time and {all} eternity! One day we will have a little family of our own who we will get to love and cherish as our own, teach them good from bad, and show them what family is all about, and most of all always be together for eternity. Jake only adventures await us in these next years to come, and I will be by your side good or bad every step of the way! Im grateful everyday for Heavenly Father putting you in my life, you are the biggest blessing in my life. I will always love you,"to infinity and beyond" :) Thank you for being my husband I love you so much! Happy Valentines Day! 
Will you {be} mine?