Last night we went beyond the decorations in the house and the cute little outfits - we completed phase two of the Tullis Halloween Tradition: Halloween Sugar Cookies! Some people are into Christmas Sugar Cookies, but not us! I think I have one cookie cutter for Christmas. For Halloween I have an entire pumpkin full! Yay! I tried out my grandmother's sugar cookie recipe for the first time and was very impressed. It was super easy and very tasty - not too sweet, so just right for a bit of decorations on top to give it that extra kick of sugar. Yum!
It was great fun - we all were involved in the process. This was the first year in ages that I made the dough and not Alan. And this was also the first year that Caroline was really able to participate. We had so much fun - especially when she commandeered the pumpkin cookie cutter and wouldn't let it go. She LOVES pumpkins and points them out wherever we go (especially all over the house, which gets old after a while).
Alan tried out an orange glaze for the topping instead of a frosting this year. It needs some tweaking, but it turned out pretty good! And I got to toss sprinkles on after he glazed them. Yay! Most years we only get to frosting a few, so I have a build up of sprinkles sitting around. It was fun to get to use them! Here's the finished product:
Next phase? Pumpkins!!!
Oh, and we finally decided on Halloween costumes for this year. But that, my friends, is for another post. :)
5 comments:
oh yay for Grandma's sugar cookie recipe. It's the only one we use. We never frost them. We sprinkle them with a little sugar & some sprinkles before they bake. Delicious! We also never chill the dough, just mix and make them :)
I had to chill the dough because I made it during the day, not knowing if I would time later. It worked out fine and now I know how much time it all takes, so I can budget better for next time!
I will have to try the sprinkling before baking next time, too!
I wish we lived nearby so you could deliver some to my house! :P That looks like a fun tradition! And I love the pic of Alan that makes it look like there is a pot on his head! Ha!
Can I just say, "I love this time of year!!!" ahhhhhh....fall!
We've been in high gear Halloween wise around here getting the costumes ready. Every free second I have I'm sitting at the dining room table stitching arms onto the spider or flowers onto the pixie costume. The dalmation is half done. ...I need a break from Halloween and it's still weeks away!
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