Iced Christmas Sugar Cookies

One of my favorite things to do is bake with the kidos, and with winter break we have plenty of time.  

We love making these iced cookies, and the kids can't get enough of them. I have used this recipe for many years, because the cookies always keep their shape and the royal icing actually tastes good. 

Cookie Dough

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter (softened)

2 cups white sugar 

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

5 cups of flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Beef egg rolls

I have been making these for many years and they are always a hit. I love the simplicity of this recipe, but you can change it up to your hearts desire with more veggies and meats. 

Ingredients:

• 1lb ground beef
• 1/4 of a small  head of cabbage (thinly sliced)
• 2 large carrots (peeled and shredded)
• 1 package of egg roll wraps
• salt
• pepper 
• oil for frying

Directions:

1. Preheat a large skillet, add 2 TB of oil, and 1 lb of ground beef. 
2. Season your ground beef with salt & pepper. 
3. Cook the meat until it is browned. 
4. While the meat is cooking, prepare you cabbage and carrots. Thinly slice your cabbage and peel and shred your carrots. 
5. Once the meat is browned, transfer to a large bowl. 
6. Add the prepared cabbage and carrots to the same skillet. Season with salt & pepper. Stir and sauté until the veggies are tender. 
7. Once the veggies are cooked, add it into the bowl with the browned meat, and stir until combined. 
8. Clean the skillet and add about 1-2 cups of oil for frying. The oil should cover the eggrolls halfway when frying. 
9. Assemble egg rolls: Lay out one egg roll wrapper with a corner pointed toward you. Place the meat mixture in the middle. Use your fingers to spread a little bit of water along the edges.
10. Fold the bottom and two opposite corners together to make almost like a envelope,  then roll tightly. 
11. Fry egg rolls on medium/low heat,  until lightly browned and crispy turning occasionally.
12. Place fried egg rolls onto paper towels to drain grease. 
13. Serve with your favorite sweet and sour sauce.

Christmas home tour 2020

 

Hello friends, and welcome to our 2020 Christmas home tour. I have to admit, my style is very simple. I don't think I qualify as "minimalistic",  but I don't like clutter, even when it comes to holiday decor. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy this post and find some inspiration. 

All of the details and links will be in my YouTube post (link is down below)

living room 

Gingerbread men cookies

 

These cookies have been our favorite for many years. The dough is perfect and the cookies keep their shape when baked. They are soft and have just the right amount of spice in them, and off course the most important thing of all is that the kids love them. 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter softened 

3/4 cup dark brown sugar

1/3 cup molasses

1 egg

2 TB water

2 2/3 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground allspice

Directions:

Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. 

Beat in molasses, egg and water. 

Add the water, flour, baking soda, salt and all the spices and mix until creamy. 

Divide the dough in half and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 350. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8 thickness. Cut with a gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. 

Bake 9-10 minutes and remove and cool on wire racks. Decorate with icing 

Icing recipe:

2 cups of powdered sugar 

4 tsp milk

1 TB light corn syrup

1/2 tsp almond extract

food coloring of your choice. 

Directions:

In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in the corn syrup and almond extract until smooth and glossy. If icing is to thick, add more corn syrup and milk. If it is to runny, add more powdered sugar. 

Divide into separate bowls and add food coloring to each. Use piping bags to decorate your cookies. 

Leave your cookies to completely dry and harden overnight before stacking them.