Feel the Love

Better late then never . . . it is February 15, the day after Valentines day, and I just finished baking sugar cookies.  Pink frosting and heart sprinkles and happy kids.  Just continuing the sugar high!

I made a "Love" banner to decorate.  Can I just say I love my new Silhouette Cameo!  I got it for my birthday back in December.  I have so much to learn and explore.  I cut my letters out of an iron on glitter fabric.  I used felt in hot pink and black and an 1/8 inch silver ribbon to hook them all together and hang.  Not too shabby for a first try.

Hope you are feeling the love.

Sugar Cookies--best ever
1 cup soft margarine
1 cup sour cream
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

--In large bowl with hand mixer, mix together.  Add:

1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
4 tsp baking powder
5 cups flour

--Mix well.  Cover dough tightly and refrigerate overnight.
Roll out dough on well floured surface 1/4-3/8" thick.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.  Frost when cool.  Makes 4 dozen medium cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe is a large batch.  I don't need that many cookies beckoning me to eat them.  The solution:  scoop cookie dough and freeze for instant cookies another day.  Fresh homemade cookies without any fuss or mess.

I bake about 3-4 dozen and freeze another 3 dozen dough pieces.  Scoop onto a pan, freeze for 30 minutes or more, then place in a freezer bag to save for another day.  I recommend using the frozen cookie dough within 6 months, not really a problem for me.  Frozen dough takes about 3 extra minutes to bake, or can be thawed and baked as per the recipe.

FYI:  Make someone happy, share a bag of frozen cookie dough!

Four Layer Cake

I have been wanting to make this cake for a while. A double birthday celebration for two sisters seemed like the perfect occasion.
I used two white cake mixes, food coloring and 8 inch round pans. I wasn't sure about the green layer of cake (it looked a fairly odd color when it came out of the oven) but when we cut into the cake it made for a beautiful springtime cake. I am a frosting snob :) Had to have a delicious home made cream cheese frosting to top off this beauty.

It was fun to say we had a rainbow surprise, and the little girls loved it when we sliced the cake.