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Cinnamon sugar football cookie cutout sandwiches in honor of Rich Stadium

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For NFL week 18 and the final regular season home game at the place i have always called Rich Stadium, I present cinnamon sugar football cutout sandwiches with brown butter filling.  I love my football cutout.

I have not been to a game there in a long time, but have a lot of wonderful memories.  I went to my first game at age 7 with my family.  I think we went to about a game a year until 8th grade.  From Olean, we traveled up 16 through all the small towns.   We stopped once so my dad could buy my brother a football so they could play catch in the parking lot.   That little plaza is still there.  My dad, who passed away in 2013, is the reason I love the Bills as much as I do.  He would really enjoy these Josh teams.   It would have been fun to dissect games with him.  He will have a great seat in heaven when we win the Super Bowl.  A lot of people pooh pooh the Bills and have no faith.  I prefer to keep it positive.  I acknowledge weaknesses and acting like Eyeore is not fun.  Fandom is much more enjoyable. 

I think that unless you grew up a Bills fan or married into it, it is hard to understand the connection with the team and even that building.

Anyways,  onto the cookies….

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  If you chill the dough, take it out a few hours before baking because that butter chills it up firm.  Next time I might not chill the dough at all.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt. Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  If dough seems dry, add a tbs or two of water.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Lightly flour a flat surface and roll dough to desired thickness (I like mine on the thick side).   Cut out footballs.  Stagger on prepared sheet.

Bake 7 to 8 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.

  • Brown butter frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

Directions – place butter in a fry pan and cook over medium heat until brown specs appear.

Place browned butter in bowl.  Mix in powdered sugar, then vanilla.  Add enough milk to get the consistency you want.   Place a scoop between 2 cookies.  Store in covered container.

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NFL Sunday sunday week 16 – Traditional Christmas cut out cookies

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For my last Christmas cutout cookies recipe for this season, here are the traditional sugar cookies.  I made most of  them into cookie sandwiches so people can actually tell what they are. 

This is  a recipe from a family friend, one that brings back so many wonderful memories.   I used a traditional buttercream frosting recipe. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   Make sure you flour your surface enough to roll out the dough and sprinkle flour in your cookie cutters too.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups crisco
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco and sugar.  Blend in eggs well.  Add vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  You can chill the door in a covered container for a few hours if you want.   Or bake them right away.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Flour a flat surface with flour.  Roll dough to desired thickness and cut.   Place on cookie sheet.  Bake 7 to 8 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Buttercream frosting/filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (scooped from container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • Milk

In a bowl, cream butter and vanilla.  Carefully blend in powdered sugar, a cup at a time.  Add enough milk to get consistency you want.  Frost or fill sandwich cookies. 

Store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Black cocoa cutout cookies

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  I am trying to make as many different cutout cookies for Christmas as I can before Santa arrives on the 25th.  So far, I have made gingerbread men, a chocolate chip version, and chocolate version, using regular unsweetened cocoa.    Today, I made a black cocoa version.  

I used a mix of all purpose flour and cake flour, but you can use just AP flour if you want.

Remember to scoop your flour from their bags into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I cut out the cookies and then chilled them before baking.  And preheat your oven before baking.

Ingredients list

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup black cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend on greek yogurt.   Mix in dry ingredients.   Sprinkle  flour on a clean surface.  Roll dough to desired thickness and cut with cookie cutter.  Chill a few hours. When ready to bake, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place cutouts on sheet, leaving some room. 

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.   Cool completely.  

Santa!

Frost as desired. 

Victory Monday treats for week 14 – gingerbread men/reindeer cookie sandwiches

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To celebrate our win over the Bengals (which was pretty stressful), I present gingerbread men/reindeer cookie sandwiches.   One way they are gingerbread men,

flip them upside down and they are reindeer. 

I colored the filling green for a little holiday pop.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   After you cut out the cookies, i recommend chilling them in for a few hours.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 6 tbs butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into cup
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • Water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter and brown sugar.   Add molasses, egg and vanilla.   Blend in dry ingredients.   Dough will be crumbly.  You may need to add a few tbs of water to make dough easier to use with.  Roll ans cut.  Chill doughs a few hours.   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 8 to 18 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely. 

  • Filling
  • 1 stick butter, partially melted
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Green food color (optional)

Combine butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla.  Add food color, if using.  Spread between 2 cookies.  Store in covered container. 

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  Mini chip/mini m&m cutout cookies

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Since it is Valentine’s Day, I wanted to use my heart shaped cutouts.  Instead of a traditional sugar cookie cutout, I opted for mini chip/mini m&m cutouts.  Full size chips can not be used here.  They  would make the dough impossible to use cookie cutters on.

This yellow multi shape cookie cutter is an old classic!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, this dough does not need chilling. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs water
  • tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups flour
  • 11/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup mini m&ms

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, eggs, water and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and m&ms. Sprinkle flour on  your countertop.  Roll out dough to desired thickness and cut with cookie cutters.  line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 8 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Cookie love!

Frost with buttercream frosting or melted chocolate chips. 

Store in covered container.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a day filled with peace, joy and love. 

Mini m&m/ mini chip cutout cookies for Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving!

The Bills are on a bye this week, so I am busy baking on a stress free Sunday (for Bills Mafia) with Cowboys/Commanders on in the background.  We had been watching Patriots/Dolphins, but I got frustrated watching Miami do what it wanted, so NFC East game, it is

This is a different cutout recipe.   I used a mix of mini chocolate chips and mini M&Ms.  You can do all chips or all M&Ms, but do not use regular size versions… Too hard to use cookie cutters with those!  And speaking of cookie cutters, I used these today for Thanksgiving!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also cut out the cookies then chilled them before baking them, to help them keep their shape better.  Also, remember to preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs water or milk
  • 4 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1/8 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup mini m&ms
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, milk/water and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and m&ms.   On a floured surface, roll out dough to desired thickness, between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.  Cut out cookies.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.  Stagger on sheet.  Bake 9 to 10 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely. 

You can frost these or make them into sandwich cookies (either chocolate or vanilla would work).  I am making these into sandwiches because the turkey necks are on the thin side.   Store in covered container.

Cutout sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day

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This cookie is my all-time favorite to make, and I use it all throughout the year because I have a billion cookie cutters for each season.  Plus, it brings back many memories of baking with my mom and they were my dad’s favorite cookie. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also recommend chilling the dough for a few hours or overnight.  And most importantly, remember to use plenty of flour on your countertop when rolling out the dough so it doesn’t stick when you use your cookie cutters.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups crisco
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbs vanilla
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl,  cream crisco and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients.  Cover and store for a few hours or overnight.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Sprinkle plenty of flour on the  surface you will roll out the dough.   I like the cookies on the thicker side.  Roll out dough and cut.  Bake 6 to 8 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

Frosting – combine 1/2 cup softened butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 to 4 tbs milk.  You may add more or less powdered sugar to get the consistency you want.  Color as desired.  Frost cookies. Store in covered container.

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Mini Chocolate Chip Football sandwich cookies

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For the final football Friday of this NFL season, I made mini chocolate chip football sandwich cookies, with vanilla frosting as a filling. I thought of also using my football helmet cookie cutter too, but the last time I brought those in, my coworkers thought they were whales. So, just football this time. And some of the finished product don’t even look like footballs.

Remember to spoon your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup. Use mini chips for these. It will be too hard to use cookie cutters with full size chips in the dough. I did chill the dough for a half hour. I also preheated the oven for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

Not sure these look like footballs!
  • Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
A very good girl has a sweet tooth

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Chill dough for at 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. While oven preheats, sprinkle flour on your countertop. Roll out dough to desired thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Stagger cookies on prepared sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool completley.

  • Filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk (2-3 tbs)

In a bowl, cream butter and vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar gradually. Beat in 2 tbs milk. Add enough milk to get the consistency you want. Frost between 2 cookies.

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