Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs

This past weekend was my moms birthday, and seeing as it was a big birthday, the whole family met-up in the midwest to celebrate.  Given the fact that I haven't seen my family in over 3 months, and I love to bake, I decided to make cut-out sugar cookies.  I wanted these cookies to taste perfect, and didn't have the time to make mistakes, so I used Martha Stewarts Sugar Cookie Recipe; the one my mom has been using for years.

Having never made cut-out sugar cookies before, I learned a lot:

1. You can't color just the dough, you must also color your hands if you want pretty, colorful cookies!
2. Using a wine bottle works great as a rolling pin.  I know that I can buy an inexpensive one, but this was a lot more fun.

Yes, the wine bottle was empty

3. When making cut-outs that are more flimsy, make the dough about twice as thick.  This helps ensure that they don't break (or at least that they won't break as easily).

In this case, I am referring to the X's and O's.  It was much easier to transfer them when they were thicker.

S'mores coffee

In honor of national coffee day yesterday, I trekked through the torrential downpour to Dunkin Donuts and got free coffee.  Seeing how it was almost 4 pm, I saved it for today, and I am glad I did! Grandbaby Cakes posted a S'mores coffee recipe, and I decided to make it this morning.  It was fantastic, and a fabulous way to drink coffee.  I definitely recommend that you try it.

I am going to copy the link for the recipe below.  I only had minion graham crackers on hand so I just crushed them in a napkin for the graham cracker layer.

http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2015/08/smores-iced-coffee/

Enjoy!

Soft Chocolate Pudding Butterscotch Chips

That's right, I've baked again!  I have been on this kick where I refuse to follow any recipe.  There is definitely a learning curve when you decide to start modifying recipes.  Of all the cooke recipes I have modified, this is absolutely my favorite and an absolute make again!

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