Sugar cookie

A sugar cookie is a cookie made from sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda.[1][2] Sugar cookies may be formed by hand or rolled and cut into shapes. They are commonly decorated with frosting, sprinkles, or a combination of both. In North America, decorated sugar cookies are particularly popular during holidays such as Christmas and Halloween.

History
In the mid-1700s, German Protestant settlers in the Nazareth area of Pennsylvania perfected a sugar cookie recipe called the Nazareth Sugar Cookie. On September 5, 2001, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted the sugar cookie as its official cookie.[3]

Sugar cookies probably derived from an earlier, unleavened cookie called a jumble.[4]

What is Cookie ?

A cookie is a sweet dessert made from flour. Cookies are made in an oven. They are usually called biscuits in most english-speaking countries, except for the United States and Canada.


Appearance
Most cookies are flat and round like a disc. Cookies often have flavors added to them. Today, many people associate the cookie with warmth, love, and affection. Cookies may be used as an incentive to children to do good deeds, as chocolate and candy often are.

Production
Cookies, especially consumer brands sold in big numbers, have a very large amount of fat and sugar.

Types
Common types of cookies:

* Vanilla
* Chocolate, often chocolate chips
* Nuts, especially peanuts and walnuts
* Oatmeal
* Ginger
* Fig
* Sugar

HIDDEN MINT COOKIES

COOKIES:

1 3/4 c. flour
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

TOPPING:

4 c. powdered sugar
6 tbsp. Karo syrup
6 tbsp. butter, melted
1 tbsp. peppermint extract

1. Mix dry ingredients. Beat the rest, add to dry mixture. Divide dough in 1/2. Cover and chill 3 hours.

2. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

3. Roll 1/2 the dough at a time, cut into circles. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.

4. Mix topping ingredients. Knead into a small ball. Pinch off 1 teaspoon, push onto cookie. Spread melted chocolate on top. Refrigerate or freeze.

You'll eat 1/2 the batch, they are that good! This is my daughter Robin's recipe.

PEPPERMINT PINWHEEL COOKIES

2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 sticks butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat all together and divide dough in half. In one of the bowls, add 1/2 teaspoon mint extract and a few drops of red food coloring. Roll out each color (white and red) on separate sheets of wax paper. Lay one piece of dough on top of the other and roll together jelly roll style. Chill, cut into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.