Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas week friends! The calm before the storm? Not in my case, my kids are crazy excited for Christmas this year. I am loving the kids ages right now. Hayden is 8, so I know I don't have many more Christmas' with him believing in Santa, and Maddox is 4, so she is in prime Santa phase and I LOVE it!

Now on to my favorite thing, COOKIES! It is so hard to find a sugar cookie recipe that is easy (no chilling), and cuts/cooks perfect (every time), and most importantly is soft! I don't waste my time eating hard cookies, no thank you! Without further ado, the best sugar cookie recipe!


The BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe EVER ;)

• 1 C. Unsalted Butter
• 1 C. Granulated White Sugar
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp. Almond Extract
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 3 C. All Purpose Flour

1. Preheat oven to 350* F.
2. Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
3. Beat in extracts and egg.
4. In separate bowl combine baking powder and salt with flour, add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.
5. Divide into workable batches. Roll out onto a floured surface (the thicker the better, at least 1/4") and cut.
6. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes.

TIPS:
You can omit the almond extract, but it really does add a nice flavor.
I used a hand held mixer and towards the end of adding the flour I did have to turn it off and hand mix a little bit. it does get stiff and hard but that's fine!
Baking them for 7 minutes was really the sweet spot for me, even if they don't look done I promise they are and will be super soft and delicious.
Seriously the thicker the better, at a very minimum a 1/4"!
We used Wilton cookie icing and sprinkles, it was so easy for the kids to use and its super yummy!

There you have it, easy and delicious! Please let me know if you try it and your thoughts! A very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

xoxo Jenn