Keep choosing happiness daily and happiness will keep choosing you back. -Fawn Weaver
Hello, sweet friends…
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I thought I’d share a few ‘go-to’ summer casual outfits I recently put together as I edited items from closets this past week.
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For now these simple casual pieces will work well for me as I look ahead and plan summer activities.
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What’s Cooking?
Lemon Sugar Cookies
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These lemon sugar cookies are so soft with a scrumptious perfect taste of lemon in each bite. I think once you taste these cookies, you are going to be baking them throughout the summer…I know I will!
INGREDIENTS
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Zest of 2 large lemons
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add lemon zest, egg, vanilla extract and lemon juice; beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl as needed.
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Place the ½ cup sugar for rolling in a shallow bowl. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a 1½-inch ball, roll the ball in the sugar, and then place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart
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Bake until the cookies are slightly brown around the edges and their center are just set and very lightly colored, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets about 2 minutes; using a wide metal spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Wow, you and the cookies look yummy!
I really like the playfulness of the outfits.
Keep having fun this summer and enjoy those cookies.