{"id":7825,"date":"2017-06-13T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=7825"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:02:42","slug":"celebrating-national-sugar-cookie-day-recipes-kids-can-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/13\/celebrating-national-sugar-cookie-day-recipes-kids-can-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating National Sugar Cookie Day With Recipes That Kids Can Make"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"celebrating<\/a>Comedian Gary Gulman said it best when he said, \u201cEvery cookie is a sugar cookie. A cookie without sugar is a cracker.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweetly decorated sugar cookies | Image courtesy Etsy seller Sweetsillustrated<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sugar cookies have a reputation for being a bit basic in the baking world but, for me, they conjure up all sorts of delicious food memories from my childhood. There were the long days spent at my grandma\u2019s house, when my mom would send me over with a box of sprinkles and all the makings for a basic recipe, and the spring breaks spent at my sister\u2019s first apartment, where we\u2019d bake sheets of them together in her little kitchen for hours on end. In college, I remember mixing the dough with the little ones I babysat, their happy faces covered in flour. And today, I love watching my nieces and nephew reach their hands into the cookie jar for the most coveted after dinner dessert: a perfectly soft sugar cookie topped with buttercream frosting.<\/span><\/p>\n

The art of crafting sugar cookies has long been something that soothes my sweets-loving soul. National Sugar Cookie Day takes place on July 9th and this year I\u2019ll be celebrating by hosting a baking bonanza with my youngest family members. To switch things up, I\u2019m branching away from the classic sugar cookies\u2014like drop and cut outs\u2014and diving into a world of unique variations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few of my favorite (and craziest) ways to add a fresh twist to this classic dessert so you, too, can host a sugar cookie bake off. It\u2019s a sweet <\/span>party idea for toddlers, kids\u2014and the young at heart<\/span><\/a>. So, without further ado, here are some National Sugar Cookie Day recipes that even kids can make.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Sugar Cookie Recipe for Anyone Nuts for Donuts<\/h4>\n

Sounds a bit wild but there really are such a thing as \u201cdonut\u201d sugar cookies. I first made these a few years ago as a birthday gift for a friend who was donut-obsessed and they sparked a lively conversation of donut-related stories. Mine had to do with my first attempt at homemade pasta dough, which was disastrous, and ended in a gourmet dinner of donuts down the street.<\/p>\n

These are fun for everyone to make\u2014and they\u2019re fun to eat, too (especially paired with a cold glass of milk). Plus, kids seem to get a kick out of making donut cookies because they sound like a 2-for-1 treat!<\/p>\n

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Getting do-nutty with sugar cookie recipes | Image courtesy Etsy seller GingerSnapMarket<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ingredients List:<\/b><\/p>\n

For the cookie dough:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n