INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour (I use unbleached - I think it's supposed to be healthier for you)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened (I buy gigantoid packs at Costco)
3/4 cup sugar (I use organic cane sugar - Costco has a great deal on this)
1 egg (I used organic free-range)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (Again, Costco's deal on vanilla cannot be beat!)
Frosting:
1 1/2 -2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk (maybe a dash more)
Mix together well. You want the frosting to be tight enough not to slip off the cookie but not so tight that it doesn't spread. You can fool with sugar/milk ratio a bit.
*Add-ons: sprinkles, colored sugar, flavored extract (lemon, orange, strawberry), or you could add a dash of coloring to the frosting for a special event like a drop or two of red will yield pink just in time for Valentine's Day!
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit (180C).
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder - set aside.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter & sugar for about 1 minute.
Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
Add the flour mixture slowly and beat together, scraping down sides of bowl.
Using a small ice-cream scoop, scoop out balls of cookie dough and place on cookie sheet.
Slightly press them down.
Bake 8-10 minutes ( I think I only needed 8 or 9).
Remove from oven and let rest a couple minutes or so.
Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack carefully - they will be soft.
Allow the cookies to completely cool before frosting them.
If you are transferring them to a party or as a gift, why not place them in festive cupcake wrappers? The cookies won't stick to one another, they're easy to hold with out sticky fingers, and they're just so darn cute like that!
READY FOR TRANSPORT!!! And to be gobbled up!!!!
Let me know how yours come out!
~+ Katherine
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