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A few days ago I mentioned some cute Texas shaped sugar cookies we tried at a potluck. Good news! Lisa, a fellow Austin food blogger, has posted the recipe. Ethel’s Sugar Cookies I’m going to try to round up some more recipes from the Potluck and put them all in one place.
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A sugar cookie made with a mix of light and brown sugar. Cracked Top Brown Sugar Cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour** 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 oz unsalted butter ( 2 sticks) 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 [...]
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Today’s second cookie was something I threw together at the last minute, my excuse being that the cookies would be perfect for Friday’s class Halloween party. Since the party is not until Friday, I prepared the dough, shaped it into little balls, and baked a few cookies so I’d have something to photograph and review. [...]
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Today’s first cookie is based on a recipe similar to that of a bakery called “Larry’s House of Cakes” in Southern Illinois. I’ve never been to Larry’s Cake and don’t know what the cookies are really like, but these may be close. The cookies are sturdy, crisp on the edges, chewy on the inside and [...]
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Swim camp got in the way this week’s riding lesson, so today we are going for a Saturday make-up. Since our instructor was nice enough to reschedule the lesson, I decided to make her some sugar cookies. Here’s a close-up of the crisp sugar cookies. Usually, the recipe is double what I have below, but [...]
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