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Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Originally published March 2019; Updated Dec 2023 Soft, buttery, a little tangy, and slathered with a thick layer of creamy frosting: my list of what makes a perfect sugar cookie. You know those soft sugar cookies you find in most grocery store bakeries with the crazy thick layer of sugary frosting? Like those, only more buttery, less plastic-tasting (you know it’s true), and made with ingredients I can pronounce. These Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies are the closest I’ve come to those infamous grocery store cookies. Soft, Satisfying, and Perfect for Holiday Baking! These cookies are on the softer side, but they still have a slight firmness that makes them…
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Lemon Drop Sugar Cookies
It’s officially citrus season, and I’m officially thrilled about that. I love that citrus season happens in the middle of winter — it’s like a kiss of summer sunshine during the coldest, darkest time of year. And, of course, I love citrus-flavored treats. This Grapefruit Pound Cake and these Mini Lemon Cupcakes are two of my favorites. These Lemon Drop Sugar Cookies are my newest addition to that list. Sugar Cookies: Wildly Underrated Sugar cookies don’t get the acclaim that they should in the dessert world. Really, apart from cut out cookies at Christmas, they don’t get much facetime at all. That’s a shame, because when done well, the sugar…
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Sour Cream Sugar Cookies: An Ode to My Grandmother
For my first blog post, it only makes sense to start with one of my Grandmother’s recipes, since she is the one from whom I inherited my love of baking, along with my red hair, feisty nature, and much more. She was a brilliant baker and cook, a master Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit player (seriously—she knew every answer!), and an all-around gem of a woman. I started making these Sour Cream Sugar Cookies once a year after she passed away as a way to remember her and connect to her through something we both loved. I’m lucky enough to have her rolling pin, which makes my baking that much more…
Recipes and Musings from the Zenith City
