Valen-yummies

We are turning out to be a cut-out cookies crazy family! For Val Day, we HAD to make some heart cookies! Jason was out-of-town this week, so we had some hearts waiting for him on Friday when he got home. This is one of my new favorite photos of my darlings - Jacob's cutting eyes and dimples make me smile. And Rylan is trying not to be annoyed that Jacob is once again tackling him. Those two boys!!!
Can you tell how much they LOVE to pound and roll out the dough???
Then they cut the hearts and added red sugar to the tops. Some of the cookies for red hots, some did not. Jason, Rylan and Kim like the red hots, Jacob does not.
A few of the delicious cookies! They did not last long at this house! :)

Cut-Out Cookies

This recipe came from the first cookbook that Martha, Jason’s mom, had as a girl. The cookbook was published by Imperial Sugar. Jason, Justin and Martha made these cookies every Christmas while they were growing up. We started the tradition when Rylan and Jacob were born. Happy baking!

2 ½ C flour

1/8 tsp. salt

½ tsp. cream of tartar

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. nutmeg

¼ tsp. cinnamon

½ C shortening

1 C white sugar

1 egg

1/3 C milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Sift flour, salt, cream of tartar, soda, nutmeg and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add one egg to sugar mixture. Then add milk and vanilla to the sugar mixture. Slowly add flour mixture to sugar mixture. CHILL FOR 2 HOURS.

Preheat oven to 375. Roll dough to about ¼ inch thick then cut out with favorite shapes. Add colored sugar, etc. Bake for about 10 minutes.