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Sugar Cookies

2 cups salted butter(room temp)

2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

4 TBL Whipping Cream or whole milk

4 tsp Pure vanilla extract

2 tsp almond extract

6 cups unsifted AP flour

1 TBL baking powder

Combine butter and sugar and mix only till incorporated.

In a small bowl mix egg, milk/cream, and extract. Add this wet mixture to the butter and eggs. Mix just until the eggs are broken, the mixture will curdle but thats okay.

In a another bowl mix the flour and baking powder,then add to the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line the baking pan with Silpat or parchment paper. This dough does not need to be chilled it is ready to go. Roll out in powdered sugar, cut into desired shapes and bake until golden brown 8-10 minutes and decorate with desired frosting

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My Kids love to bake and the following are two of he favorite cookie doughs. They also had help from their cousins Bryanna and Durrell. They are my favorite because they aren't delicate doughs and can take the handling of children ans taste great.

Tangy Gingerbread 

2 cups AP flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 cup butter, at room temp

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup molasses

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium. sift flour,baking powder,cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Set aside. In a mixer,beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and molasses, and beat until smooth. Add the flour mixture, a little at a time , and mix until incorporated and a dough is formed. Refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.

Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with desired cookie cutters. Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet and bake until set,about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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OMG..I couldn't remember my password !! How smart am I ? The holiday period is almost over and I have been cooking,drinking and socializing up a storm! Life is good just need a new - - - in 2010.  Christmas Eve My family and I went to a potluck xmas eve at my soon to be sister- in laws and my brothers. Mucho familia and food our contribution to the potluck was a Bruschetta Cheese Ball with blue corn tortilla chips. Some Homemade Tamales , Mini Cherry Cheese Cakes

and gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies. Whoo give the cook a drink.

Easy Mini Cherry Cheese Cakes

2 pkg (8 oz each) Cream Cheese,softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

12 Nilla Wafers

1 can cheery comstock pie filling

Pre Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare Mini Cupcake pan by lining with mini cup cake holders, place vanilla wafers round sound down so that the flat part of the cookie is facing up. 

Beat Cream Cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add Eggs; beat until just blended.

Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over wafers.

Bake 20 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool refrigerate at least 2 hours . Top with Cherry comstock