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The stories behind the food... twice the joy. Sugar cookies on my list for this weekend.

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Now THAT’S a plate of Cookies! ✨ great read, Anne ✨

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Jan 18Liked by Anne Byrn

I made your (Kathleen’s) sugar cookies yesterday and they ARE the best! Truly. I sprinkled some of the small hearts I made and today tried making royal icing with meringue powder as I thought it would be safer than egg whites as I’m not giving them out right away. It was ok but thinner than I expected even after adding more icing sugar and meringue powder. I think I need a better recipe. Do you have one? I could as Chef Google, but I like to ask those I trust! I’m going to make your Crisp Gingerbread Stars next

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Jan 15Liked by Anne Byrn

Instead of sprinkling sugar on these cookies, can I bake them plain and ice them with Royal icing afterwards?

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Nov 30, 2021Liked by Anne Byrn

Love your nostalgic family baking stories, Anne. They evoke the best memories from my childhood. As a very young baker in the 60’s, I received a Valentine’s Day card from my grandmother who lived in Massachusetts. The back of the card included a printed recipe for sugar cookies. I remember baking and decorating batches of hearts to send to my grandmother every Valentine’s Day. The recipe became our favorite sugar cookie recipe, and when I became a mom, I baked them with my young girls. Decades later, the recipe is still used in my kitchen, as well as in my daughters’ kitchens. Years ago, I began replacing a bit of the butter with shortening to give the cookies a bit more structure. I will now try your method of placing the baking sheet in the refrigerator before it goes in the oven. Thanks for the tip! Happy Holidays!

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Thank you!

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