When I was little, we had two favorite babysitters. One had the patience of a saint and taught us to play fan tan and gin rummy. The other loved to bake. This simple recipe for buttery sugar cookies was her go to on the days before Christmas when she let us “help.”
We’d gleefully cut out the cookies and then cover them with nonpareils, dragees, and sparkling sugars, chasing any sugar pearls that rolled off the table and sneakily eating chocolate jimmies when the babysitter wasn’t looking.
Somehow, our messy doings would still yield plenty of lovely cookies to share. You can vary the result from more tender to crispy depending on the thickness of the dough you roll out, and how long you bake it. To get sparkling sugars to adhere, simply brush cookie tops with a little egg-white wash before sprinkling and baking. Or, pipe baked cookies with frosting and add a few dragees or sparkles then. Happy Holidays! Continue Reading…
