Tuesdays with Dorie: Grandma’s All-Occasion Sugar Cookies
December 9, 2008 at 1:05 am | Posted in cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 45 Comments
For TWD this week, one of my favorite bloggers, Ulrike of Küchenlatein, chose Grandma’s All-Occasion Sugar Cookies. These may technically be “all-occasion,” but I bet that Ulrike knows they’re exactly what Santa hopes to find waiting for him on Christmas Eve.
These are sweet and buttery…great with tea, hot chocolate, eggnog…Thank you, Dorie’s grandma!! You can cut them out in fancy shapes and decorate them a zillion ways, but I took the easy route and just did slice-and-bake. I made a little glaze from powdered sugar and bourbon (naughty but in the nicest way, right?), and shook on some sprinkles.
For the recipe, look in Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan (she also has it here on The Splendid Table site). You can find it on Küchenlatein, too. Check out the TWD Blogroll to see lots of well-decorated sugar cookies!
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wow.. you’ve given me such inspiration especially with that naughty bourbon icing of yours.. *giggles*.. the cookies look wonderful as always!
Comment by Sihan— December 9, 2008 #
They look great! I love the Christmas themed sprinkles 🙂
Comment by Bria— December 9, 2008 #
Love the bourbon in the icing! They look adorable!
Comment by HoneyB— December 9, 2008 #
Classic!!
Comment by VeggieGirl— December 9, 2008 #
How sweet and simple…and a nice little kick from the bourbon!
Comment by Jessica— December 9, 2008 #
Such pretty cookies! I love those colored decorations!
Cheers,
Rosa
Comment by Rosa— December 9, 2008 #
Yep – I did the slice and bake route too! I’ll have to try your version of glaze, I’ll bet it’s good with just about any liquor! (I’m thinking Bailey’s!)
Comment by Megan— December 9, 2008 #
c’est superbe 🙂 j’adore tes photos !
Comment by isabelle— December 9, 2008 #
They are so beautiful! Your photos are stunning 🙂 I really liked these cookies too, I cut mine thicker than Dorie recommended and ended up with nice, soft and chewy cookies MMMMM
Comment by Amanda— December 9, 2008 #
I love how you decorated these.
Perfect.
Comment by chocolatechic— December 9, 2008 #
I like the colorful sprinkles that you used to decorate the cookies, very christmas-y. 🙂
Comment by Piggy— December 9, 2008 #
I love the sprinkles!! Super cute cookies!!
Comment by Maria— December 9, 2008 #
Perfect…they are just lovely and just the thing for the season!
Comment by Kayte— December 9, 2008 #
bourbon icing sounds delish
Comment by Spike— December 9, 2008 #
Hummm… wish I had thought about that Bourbon cut! LOL Just a little trick to keep the children away from them… the more for us!
Perfect sugar cookies, Steph!
Comment by Vibi— December 9, 2008 #
Did someone say bourbon?
These are so cute. The red, white, and green sprinkles bring out the kid in everyone.
Comment by Rebecca— December 9, 2008 #
I love your holiday sprinkles! And yes, thank you Dorie’s Grandma! Happy holiday baking
Comment by Stephanie— December 9, 2008 #
ooh powdered sugar and bourbon glaze? you are my hero 🙂 they look great!
Comment by kim— December 9, 2008 #
Glad you liked them as well. They are so pretty and your glaze sounds amazing!
Comment by Sarah— December 9, 2008 #
they look lovely and Christmassy!
Comment by Tammy— December 9, 2008 #
Beautifully done! Your photography is great. I feel like I could reach right out and grab one!
Comment by Kimberly— December 9, 2008 #
Seriously, your photos always take my breath away. You are amazingly talented!
Comment by Teanna— December 9, 2008 #
really – just beautiful.
Comment by Susan— December 9, 2008 #
How cute! And great pic! I love the dots!
Comment by nikkigladd— December 9, 2008 #
Naughty but nice – brilliant! Love the little seasonal nonpareils, they make these look wonderfully classy.
Comment by Caitlin— December 9, 2008 #
These look like they taste great. Just a little icing is perfect.
Comment by teaandscones— December 9, 2008 #
Seriously, seriously cute! These look absolutely perfect and just yummy…would be great with a steamy hot mug of cocoa.
Comment by food librarian— December 9, 2008 #
I love the icing (especially with bourbon) on your cookies, and the sprinkles look so festive!
Comment by Shari— December 10, 2008 #
Your cookies look lovely with a beautiful color and texture. I thought this recipe was a winner as well.
Comment by Carol Peterman— December 10, 2008 #
Lovely Christmassy colors on these cookies. I could gobble a few of these with my morning coffee right now!
Comment by nina— December 10, 2008 #
I like sugar cookies and these look great.
PS – I have just tagged you for a Kreativ Blogger award 🙂
Comment by Renee— December 10, 2008 #
mmmmm, those look so good! I bet the glaze would work well with 10x and lemon juice? Your cookies are beautiful!!!!!!
Comment by juju73— December 10, 2008 #
I really like how you decorated your cookies. I’ll bet they are really great with that icing.
Comment by Holly— December 10, 2008 #
Wow, yours look absolutely pretty! Definitely prettier than mine. I have to wait until tomorrow morning to post my pictures because night time photos are caca. What a great job! 🙂
Comment by Sugar Betty— December 11, 2008 #
Precious…too precious!
Comment by Deeba— December 11, 2008 #
Your cookies look wonderful. I love using both icing and sprinkles. And I like the idea of using bourbon to make the glaze. I bet rum would work well, too. =)
Comment by Di— December 11, 2008 #
Your cookies are so pretty. Love them!!
Comment by KJ— December 13, 2008 #
Those cookies are absolutely perfect for the season 🙂
Comment by sunita— December 13, 2008 #
Beautiful cookies! I love the sprinkles very festive! 🙂
Comment by Gigi— December 14, 2008 #
I am blushing … Did you know that in Germany the “Weihnachtsmann” gets no cookies and milk? He comes already December 24th. Great looking cookies.
Thanks for joining TWD and baking with me
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
Comment by Ulrike— December 15, 2008 #
Oh so Christmasy – they look just adorable!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— December 15, 2008 #
Perfect! How does one go about making the bourbon glaze though? I think these would be perfect for my work party in a couple of days. Thanks in advance!
Comment by Amy— December 16, 2008 #
Amy–Thanks! The glaze was super easy. I just took some sifted powdered sugar and whisked in enough bourbon to get the consisteny I wanted (spreadable but not runny). I didn’t make a big batch of cookies, so I didn’t need much glaze…probably started with 1/3 cup sugar and a couple teaspoons of booze, then made adjustments from there. If you accidentally make it too thin, just add more powdered sugar.
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— December 17, 2008 #
They really are all occasion cookies. I made these in the Spring and used butterfly cookie cutters to cut them out!
Comment by brilynn— December 20, 2008 #
I went the lazy slice and bake route too. 😉 I put orange zest in mine. I was too lazy to make a glaze for them. Ah, laziness!
Comment by mangomissives— December 22, 2008 #