We made these today. Bede loves rolling the little dough balls in sugar (we used red, green and white) and we have now eaten enough to be faintly ill. Oof. He got so into it though, the whole process of dough ball to sugar to sheet, and patiently waited his turn between the other kids. Good times.
Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies – Large Family Edition
5.5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups butter
2.5 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
Small amount of white sugar for garnish, optional
Make sure the butter is really soft. Cream the butter and the brown sugar, then add the eggs. Add the flour a cup or two at a time, and add the baking soda and powder along the way. Roll the dough in tablespoon-sized balls, then roll in sugar if you like. Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Makes a lot, but we ate too many to get an accurate count, sorry. 80 cookies? 90?
yum!
Can I halve this without causing mayhem, do you think? That’s a few more cookies than I can handle. 😉
I’m sure you can. Although they do go so quickly…
So, for the record, I halved the recipe but used unsalted butter (I think salted would have been better) and I got 4 dozen cookies using my cookie scooper which I think is a touch more than a tablespoon.
I rolled some of them in christmas colored sprinkles instead of sugar and Niels was impressed.
In case you wanted to know. 🙂
I don’t think it would work if you halve it. You had better make the 90 cookies, and bring us the extras.
Good point, Sean.
Ha! Sounds like something Erik would suggest as well. I’m definitely trying this recipe soon, perhaps tomorrow.
I made these for my ministry class yesterday and they were a HUGE hit. Omigosh, soooooooo good. Thanks for this recipe Fee, it’s a keeper!