grandma's cookbook . . . Soft, Brown Sugar Cookies!

Have you been baking cookies for National Cookie Month? It is a great time to gather your grandchildren and get them elbow-deep in flour, butter, sugar, and busy making cookies . . . and of course "snatching" cookie dough and finished cookies, too! As you consider which cookies you want to make this month, consider adding this one to your list -

Ingredients -

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• cookie sprinkles

Directions -

• preheat oven to 350
• cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. 
• Beat in eggs and vanilla. 
• Mix flour, cream of tatar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and add to creamed mixture.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets
• top with cookie sprinkles
• bake for 8-10 minutes or until light brown. 
• cook on wire rack
• enjoy!

As you make cookies together talk with them about something they could do to give to others . . . maybe package some of the cookies and give them to an elderly neighbor. Or maybe arrange to celebrate National Cookie Month with family and have a tasty cookie exchange! Be sure to keep your camera handy! Enjoy!