sugar cookies

almost every saturday or sunday morning, i will wake up before i actually want to get out of bed with this crazy un-fightable urge to do or make something. last week (or maybe the week before?) it was deep cleaning. 

this morning? sugar cookies.

i usually lay in bed for a couple more hours, after all, it's the weekend, and I require myself to sleep in at least an extra 2 hours. both saturday and sunday.

i told devin my craving, and he was immediately starved for their sugary goodness. 

after looking at several different recipes online, i settled for this one. mostly because it even says in the title that they will be thick and soft and chewy, but also because i didn't want to refrigerate the dough.

i don't have a stand mixer. i don't like kitchen aid stand mixers, but i did get a kitchen aid HAND mixer, and i use it for EVERYTHING. i will stir anything with that mixer. it's amazing! and i am a firm believe that you can taste the difference in makes when you use a mixer instead of a wisk or spoon. especially with cupcakes. it makes the batter so smooth! 

anyway. i knew the dough would get thick, so... i just used my dough hooks! it worked pretty well, but i ended up finishing mixing it all with my hands. which i don't mind. it's actually fun and makes me feel like a pioneer or something.

the dough was SUPER sticky. i was worried i made it wrong, or that i missed the part where it actually said you DO have to put it in the fridge, but after re-reading and re-re-reading, i knew that wasn't it. so i just floured the counter and the rolling pin. and the dough... really really well. and pretty constantly. and they turned out great! 

well, they are still cooling, and i just brought a piece of one over to devin to taste test and they were still too soft, but i'm sure they'll harden once they are completely cooled. 

lessons i learned?

1. i should probably just break down and get a stand mixer.

2. i probably shouldn't have eaten so much raw dough (it was delicious though!)

3. when you cut out shapes with your cookie cutters, make sure to flour your cutters, too. i was flouring mine after every 2 cookies to keep them from sticking.