Bakin' Cookies

          For as long as I could remember, my family and I loved to bake. Baking is a great way to bring the family together and have fun. I decided to bake "delicate cake-soft cookies frosted with a rich butter-flavored icing" (McConnell 11) called Browned Butter Cookies from the book Cookies Cookies Cookies By Shelli McConnell.

The final product of the Browned Butter Cookies

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 & 1/2 cup margarine or butter
• 2 eggs 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 cup dairy sour cream
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 
• Browned Butter Icing 

Recipe:

Step 1: In a medium sized mixing bowl stir well together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. After the ingredients are well mixed set aside the bowl.

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar and margarine or butter. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed till well combined. Then beat in eggs and vanilla till fluffy.

PLEASE NOTE: Leave out the butter for about 5-10 min or until the butter has soften prior from adding it to the mixture

Step 3: Add the flour mixture to the newly made margarine mixture along with the sour cream, mix well. 

Step 4: Stir in chopped nuts 

Step 5: Scoop and roll the cookie dough till your satisfied with how large the balls are and set them 2 inches apart onto the greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 10 minutes or till set. (Note: The time is a suggestion and can be changed till satisfaction) 

Step 6: Take out the cookies from the oven and set the baked cookies on wire racks or plates and wait till they are cooled down

Step 7: Frost cookies with browned butter icing and decorate with sprinkles or other wanted sweets

Step 8: Eat up and enjoy with your family and loved ones!

      Through the process of making these cookies I learned that it was a lot harder and more work alone then I initially thought . Usually, my mom would do most of the work and my sisters and I would just do the 'fun parts' like mixing and pouring in the ingredients. I am genuinely glad that I am finally putting in a lot more effort into learning how to bake and I hope you guys enjoy learning with me. 

Do you enjoy baking?

 If so who do you like to bake with & what is your favorite thing to bake? 

McConnell, Shelli. Meredith Corporation. Des Moines: Meredith Corporation, 1992. Print.