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Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies

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  Today I looked through some saved recipes, read up on cream of tartar (to see if my cookies actually needed it) and created this recipe. Cream of Tartar (how do you say it Tar-Tar or tarter?) is needed for this recipe. It interacts with the baking soda, which makes the cookies puff up and then flatten out when cooling off. It also is what gives snickerdoodles their signature cracking. Here is the recipe: Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies Ingredients: 1 3/4 c Granulated Sugar  3/4 c + 2 tbsp Softened Salted Butter 2 Large Eggs 3/4 c Sourdough Starter 3 1/2 c Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar 1/2 tsp Salt Directions: Preheat your oven to 350°. In the bowl of your stand mixer add the butter and sugar and mix for about 2 minutes.  Now add the eggs and sourdough starter and mix until creamy.  In a smaller mixing bowl add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and the salt and mix with a fork.  Add these ingredients to the stand mixer bowl and combined with all the wet ingr
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Sourdough Sugar Cookies

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  These sourdough sugar cookies are so soft and delicious.  I know it has a lot of sour cream in them, but I don't notice it and it helps keep them soft. I made almond butter cream frosting to go on top. Here is the recipe: Sourdough Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Salted Butter 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil 2 Large Eggs 1 1/2 cups Sour Cream 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 tsp Almond Extract 3/4 cup Sourdough Starter (Discard) 3 1/2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Directions: Preheat oven to 325°. Line a baking/cookie sheets with parchment paper.  In the bowl of your stand mixer add the butter and sugars.  Mix until well combined.  Add the oil and mix.  Add the eggs and mix for 1 minute (until fluffy).  Scrap down the sides and add the sourdough, vanilla and almond.  Mix well.  In a separate bowl add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.  Mix with a fork.  Then add to the wet ingredients in th
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Leap Day 2024

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  I decided that it would be fun to have a special dinner to celebrate Leap Year. I made Frog Sandwiches - turkey and cheese with bacon tongues and grape and raisin eyes Swamp Vines - curly french fries Swamp Water - green Hawaiian Punch Frogs in a Pond - chocolate cupcakes with frosting and gummy frogs Our kids seemed to enjoy it and have fun!
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Valentine's Day 2024

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  This year for Valentine's I used our xo waffle maker for breakfast and for the kid's lunches.  I also got some valentine's snacks to put in their lunches. Our Relief Society had a luncheon.  I went and picked up JoElla (we are in the same ward now) and we went to it.  It was so much fun and I really enjoy spending time with JoElla.  Lydia and Tyler were out early, so JoElla came with me to pick them up.  Then we took her home. Before I left for the luncheon, I picked up donuts from Krispie Kreme and I set up the table with valentine's decorations. For dinner I made heart shaped pasta and tried to shape the porcupines into hearts.  Which sort of worked. I turned on our lights and fireplace and lit candles.  After dinner Zain and Lydia had Young Men's and Young Women's activities. So Tyler and I just watched shows and I cleaned up from dinner. After Zain and Lydia got home we watched Madly Madagascar. It was a good day! 
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Valentine’s Nails

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  I love doing Valentine’s nails. Probably because I love pink… it’s my favorite color! I also like red. I painted my thumbs and middle fingers with a light pink. Then used This Nail Stencil  to put bows/hearts on my thumbs using the dark fuschia. Then painted my pointer fingers with the same dark fuchsia. My ring fingers I painted black and then put a pink metallic powder over it using this Nail Powder  that Xander gave me. Last I painted my pinkys with white and then used these  Nail Tools   New Nail Tools  to paint light pink hearts and put a dark fuchsia line in the hearts.  I put the regular top coat on my thumbs, ring fingers, and pinky’s. Then painted the matte top coat on my pointer and middle fingers. I love how they turned out and the metallic powder is wonderful! This is the pink metallic color I used.
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