{"id":2555,"date":"2012-12-07T21:52:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T03:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/missalaneyus.com\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2014-08-03T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T20:20:35","slug":"christmas-cookies-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/2012\/12\/christmas-cookies-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past several years, I have taken a day off of work and gone on a baking bender. It&#8217;s one of my favorite traditions, but last year, I knew I would put the brakes on it for a while. While I won&#8217;t be dedicating an entire day to Christmas treats, I can&#8217;t imagine celebrating the holidays without sugar cookies. We have a party tonight, so I thought it would be the perfect excuse to make a batch.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"rollingpin by missalaneyus, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/misslaney\/8253472036\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rollingpin\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8504\/8253472036_5035a22ebd.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/sugar_cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\">recipe<\/a> from Simply Recipes is my go to (It&#8217;s the second one on the page.). For the frosting, I make a simple glaze: a dash of vanilla, powdered sugar and milk.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"frosted by missalaneyus, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/misslaney\/8253476930\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"frosted\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8338\/8253476930_f0ce6b8bb9.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I, by no means, am a great decorator, so my tricks are a simple glaze and lots of sprinkles. I found pretty, star-shaped\u00a0sprinkles last year and was excited to use them again.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"platedcookies by missalaneyus, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/misslaney\/8252404597\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"platedcookies\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8346\/8252404597_829ef122df.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead of my usual, brightly colored cookies, I decided to keep it simple with green and white. Piled on a platter, they look pretty together. Just don&#8217;t look too closely at them individually.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missalaneyus.com%2Fwordpress4&#038;t=Christmas%20Cookies&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missalaneyus.com%2Fwordpress4&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8504%2F8253472036_5035a22ebd.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Christmas%20Cookies\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missalaneyus.com%2Fwordpress4&#038;text=Missalaneyus%3A\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox\" data-provider=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missalaneyus.com%2Fwordpress4&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8504%2F8253472036_5035a22ebd.jpg&#038;description=Christmas%20Cookies\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pinterest\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/pinterest.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Christmas%20Cookies&#038;body=Missalaneyus%3A:%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missalaneyus.com%2Fwordpress4\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past several years, I have taken a day off of work and gone on a baking bender. It&#8217;s one of my favorite traditions, but last year, I knew I would put the brakes on it for a while. 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