Sugar Cookies

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of these since I had made them as a surprise. Still, they were delicious and deserve a post.

I wanted to bake something a little fancy for an anniversary gift so I attempted a more involved cookie than the typical chocolate chip. The recipe for the cookies along with the royal icing I used to hold bright red sprinkles both came from The Joy of Vegan Baking.

I didn't realize how much work sugar cookies can be, especially with such little counter space. Mix the dough by hand since I have no electric mixer here, let the dough cool in the fridge, roll it out, cut out circles with the lid of a peanut butter jar since I had no cookies cutters, put the baking sheet in the fridge to cool the dough again so they don't expand too much in the oven, actually bake them, repeat the rolling out through baking again for tray 2, let cookies cool, mix icing, ice cookies, add sprinkles.....and done.

It was all worth it though. I thought the combination of the cookie and the icing was delicious.