THE Best Sugar Cookies (no chill)

Recipe from www.twosisterscrafting.com

• 2 cups salted butter (softened)
•  2 cups Sugar
•  2 Eggs
•  2 tbsp. Vanilla
•  4 tsp. Baking Powder
•  6 cups Flour (All-Purpose)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add butter and sugar to your mixer.  Cream the butter and sugar until it is completely mixed. Do not over-mix.
2. Add vanilla and eggs and mix until completely incorporated.
3. Add Baking Powder and mix.
4. Mix in the flour two cups at a time.
5. Do not chill the dough, the cookies will bake better if the dough is at room temperature.
6. Roll a handful of the dough out on a prepared surface until it's about 3/8" thick and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes depending on the size of the cookie. Do not over-bake.
8. Frost with THE best buttercream frosting.

Keto Vanilla Ice Cream

1 cup heavy whipping cream

2 cups almond milk

1 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup gentle sweet

1/2 T vanilla

Mix in blender until smooth. Pour into ice cream maker & churn until frozen. Scoop out into container & place in freezer to freeze.

Leave ice cream out on the counter for 10 min to soften before scooping or microwave for 30 seconds. 

THE best buttercream frosting

• 4 cups Powdered Sugar (or 1 pound)
• 1 cup Butter (Softened)
• 2-3 teaspoons Vanilla
• 1-2 tablespoons Milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Add softened butter and vanilla to the mixing bowl and mix until completely combined.
2. Add Powdered Sugar and beat on low until it is incorporated. Then move mixer up to medium-high speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When completely mixed the frosting may appear dry.
3. Add milk a little bit at a time until frosting is the proper consistency.  

Yield: 2 1/2 cups