The best sugar cookies in the world! Mom's Recipe

These are perfect for any holiday. They taste the best with vanilla frosting. Ah, they were so fun. I used store bought frosting...sorry to disappoint. They still tasted YUMMY!!!

What you need!

1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter (no substitutions!)
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt



Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together, and beat into creamed mixture, combining thoroughly. With hands, shape dough into a ball; wrap and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight until easy to handle.

Grease cookie sheets lightly. On lightly floured board, roll 1/2 or 1/3 of the dough at one time, keeping the rest refrigerated. For crisp cookies, roll paper-thin. For soft cookies, roll 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes.

Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 400* about 8 min. or until a VERY light brown. Remove cookies and place on rack until cool.

Then decorate the crap out of them!

Makes about 3 dozen. (Mom always doubles this recipe to make 6 dozen during the holidays)

We made these for Halloween! How fun is that!

Halloween Spider Cookies and "Pumpkin" Cake!

Oh, the fun of having a birthday in October!
Up until now, my oldest daughter who is now 4, always had a princess party, or something very pink. This year, she's all about the Halloween stuff, which is more fun if you ask me!


I had so much fun with her making these for her preschool class!
We just made sugar cookies, frosted them, and used a toothpick to make it look web-like. The spider is a spider ring...minus the ring. (I cut them off with scissors.)

When I asked my little girl what she wanted for her birthday, she would always say, "A cake!" So we got online, and after looking at many cakes, she decided she wanted a pumpkin cake. So here it is. It even had spiders on it. She just loves 'googly' spiders this year!

And now, the girl with the inspiration! Happy birthday, cutie.

Phantom Halloween Ghost....snickerdoodle balls

I was so excited when we got HAUNTED! The game is that when you are 'haunted' you must 'haunt' three other families with a treat within 3 days. For our family night, we went and doorbell ditched (with the ghost) 3 families. My 3 year old had huge eyeballs the whole time, and kept losing her shoes! Both of our hearts were pounding with excitement! And my hubby did a great job keeping the car looking inconspicuous. I only hope the neighbors we haunted won't read this post and find out it was us!!!

I decided to make these snicker doodle balls. It's just sugar cookies, only you roll them up in a ball and roll them in sugar/cinnamon before baking. They look like this when they're done.

I put them in an orange cup and wrapped it with plastic wrap (didn't have celephane on hand), then secured with a tie.

Then I added some black ribbon.

And attached the ghost!

Here's what the ghost says:

You've been haunted by the Halloween Phantom Ghost! You have 3 days to haunt 3 families (that haven't been haunted.) Place this copy on your door or in a window. Make 5 copies of this ghost. Place it with a goodie, and Happy Haunting! Happy Halloween!

We delivered these for family home evening. Kaylee LOVED it!

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ok, these were delicious!!!! And kids LOVED them!


First I let some vanilla ice cream soften and put it in a bowl. I crushed some fresh blackberries (any berry will do). Then I mixed them into the ice cream. Then, put the ice cream back in the freezer.


Here's what you need for the cookies. (Makes enough for about 14-16 sandwiches)

2 cup flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease baking sheets.

Cream together the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer until it is light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.


Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.


Add the dry ingredients to the creamy mixture.

Roll balls of the cookie doe and smash flat with spatula on a cookie sheet. Bake until set, about 10 minutes. Let stand on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing with a spatula.

Make sure the cookies cool completely. Use a wire rack.

Allow the ice cream to sit out a while so it's soft. Put a scoop in the center of one cookie.

Put the other cookie on top and gently press down. Put in the freezer immediately so they don't melt all over. (Trust me, they will.)

Once they are frozen, serve them!!!

They are best eaten the day they are made. Let them sit out a few minutes before eating them so the ice cream is soft. YUMMO!

Pumpkin Cookies!

It is the perfect time of year for pumpkin cookies! They are delicious, and oh so easy. Someone gave this recipe to me along time ago, so I'm just sharing the love. I have made pumpkin cookies from scratch before, and these are just as good if not better!

1 box spice cake mix
1 15 oz can pumpkin
1 cup chocolate chip cookies

Mix these 3 ingredients, plop onto greased pan. Cook @ 350* for 20-25 min or until golden brown. These do not rise much, so make bigger 'plops' than usual. Makes about 2 dozen!
I think they look pretty when you sprinkle powdered sugar on them.
Enjoy your pumpkin treat!
YUMMMMMM!!!!!!