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We’ve introduced a new tradition for the season.  Each child gets to pick one holiday cookie recipe, alternating a recipe a week.  Jellybean got to pick first and she wanted the gingerbread shaped men without the ginger so we went with a sugar cookie recipe.  While we were making them she referred to them as “Sugarmen”, a name worth keeping around.

I’ve tried different sugar cookie recipes before but never found that right one. Soft and chewy, a little crispy in the bottom. This year, Mary Engelbreit came through for me with a recipe that did it all. Others agreed so I thinks it’s a winner.

In case you find yourself in the same boat, ready to run out and buy the Pillsbury sugar dough, give this recipe a try.

Make some Sugar Camels while you at it.

Mary Engelbreit’s Sugar Cookie Recipe

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup(2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• Colored Sugar and multicolored sprinkles

1.Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
2.In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then the vanilla. On low speed, gradually beat in the flour mixture.
3. Divide dough into thirds, shaped each piece into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for atleast 2 hours, or overnight.
4.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5.On lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick.  Cut out Christmas shapes with cookie cutters and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with colored sugar and sprinkles.
6.Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.  Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. If you would like to hang these on your tree, you can use a skewer to make a hole as soon as they are removed from the oven and then add ribbon after cooled completely.

Note: For me, sprinkles will always be made my Granny’s way. A few bowls of sugar, food coloring added until bright green and red colors appear.  Sprinkle generously.