I about flipped my lid when I saw this perfect this cookie press. There are few things I like more than personalized sweets. I believe I saw it advertised with “I Love You” but immediately I thought you could personalize it to say “Go Tiger” or “Game Day” or, in my case “Sports Brat.”
Game Day Cookies
Truth be told, I was doing research for my annual gift guide and for $10 this cookie press is a great gift. It’s also the perfect hostess accessory.
Game Day Cookies
For these cookies I made a simple sugar cookie that I borrowed from Alton Brown. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
Preparation:
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine.
- Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough with powdered sugar.
- Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time, sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick.
- Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill.
- Use cookie stamp to cut the cookies, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time.
- Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack.
Game Day Cookies
Tag me if you make these!