Our Heavenly Father understood the importance of family traditions. He established several traditions throughout scripture. These traditions are wonderful teaching moments for our children. They also help bind us together as a family.
One of our Christmas traditions when our boys were young was making sugar cookies together. The boys enjoyed the mess, licking the bowl, flattening the dough, rolling it out, and cutting out the cookies. After the cookies were baked, what fun to frost and decorate them and then EAT them!!!! Plus, we could share them with friends and family. I still have the recipe I found in the Parade Magazine over 40 years ago. BTW: Our sons are in their forties now and still love sugar cookies!
Merry Christmas Cookies
½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 ½ cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract
1-2 TBSP milk or water
To Make Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar add a few teaspoons of water or milk and blend with a fork until the mixture is spreadable. Add food coloring of your choice.
Combine softened butter or margarine with sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat I egg until creamy. Stir dy ingredients together; beat in. Add vanilla or lemon extract and enough milk or water to make dough pliable. Gather dough into a ball (may be wrapped and refrigerated or frozen to store).
To bake, roll or press out about 1/2” thick. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Bake at 375 ° until firm and golden, about 10-12 minutes. Remove to rack; cool. Frost with icing, add sprinkles as desired.
Be sure you make enough to share with family and friends! My siblings loved them too!