Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Simple Sugar Cookies { that can be made in a "Jiffy"! }



These were so yummy! Really soft and chewy...and easy to make! I made them simply because my husband and I had bought a box of Jiffy mix a while back thinking we needed it. It had just been sitting in the pantry, and the other night I though about that and looked on the back of the box to see what I could make.




Being the cookie monster that I am, of course the cookie recipe stood out to me right away! Above you can see that I am not the best at making cookies very uniform like. :'( Maybe I should invest in one of those miniature ice-cream scoop looking things? I think that would be a wise idea...




Listen to just how simple this recipe is from the back of the Jiffy all purpose baking mix box...

Sugar Cookies
(makes 24-28)

  • 2 cups Jiffy baking mix
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 5 Tbsp. margarine or butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease baking sheet
Combine all ingredients until blended
Drop by tablespoon on to prepared baking sheet
Bake 8 to 10 minutes  (mine were more like 13 to 15! ...my husband likes some to be more crunchy though)
Remove from sheet and sprinkle with sugar.

*I really would recommend trying to get them all on one sheet or at least in the oven at the same time right away. The longer my batter sat the uglier the cookies turned out (like with bubbles in them). But I really didn't have a choice because of my little baby oven. It can only fit the small pan. :)


Too easy not to try right? As long as you have the Jiffy mix that is. I was also thinking they might be good with lemon extract? Mainly because I have quite the extract collection going on right now, but I only ever seem to use vanilla. I'm not sure if you would use the same amount, or less, or more... hmm ...if you know please tell me!

I hope you bake some and enjoy them as much as I did!

Blessings,
Olivia


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15 comments:

  1. I can't think of anything better than a soft, chewy sugar cookie :) I will definitely give these a try!

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    1. Oh good, you wont be disappointed I promise!! Thanks for visiting :)

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  2. Such pretty photos. xoxo They look delicious. Lemon sounds like a fun thing to try. Thank you for following me, and I'm following you too.

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    1. Thank you! I've been having fun taking pictures...and blogging in general. Happy to be making some blogging friends now!! :)

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  3. I couldn't find your email address. Just wanted you to know that today you've been featured on my weekly Welcome Wagon Friday post, where I introduce new bloggers to my readers. Welcome to the neighborhood!
    Brenda@Cozy Little House

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    1. Oh that is awesome Brenda! Thank you so much!!! :) I will go check it out!

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  4. They look so yummy and I love how fast and easy they seem to be. Can't wait to give them a try.

    I'm stopping over from Brenda's today and was delighted to learn that your a Wisconsin girl! I am too . . . well, I grew up there, married and moved to the cities but I feel as if I'm still a Wisconsin girl. My parents still live in Menomonie so the family and I always spend a lot of time there. Looking forward to getting to know you better, newest follower here, and hope you'll be cheering the Badgers on come Saturday for the Final Four . . . GOOOO BADGERS!

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    1. Hi Robin! Thanks for following my little blog...so exciting to be meeting fellow bloggers now. :) Of course I will be cheering for the Badgers!!!! :D Glad to hear you are a Wisconsin girl too! Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Olivia,
    your cookies look yummy and the photos are lovely! So glad you jumped into blogging, you're gonna have so much fun and make some great new friends! I lived in Green Bay for 3 years and loved it up there! Now live outside Nashville TN. Have enjoyed browsing thru and will be back to visit! I'm your newest follower and would love for you to visit me!
    Rebecca

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    1. Thanks for following Rebecca! I have a friend that lives in Brentwood, TN. I think it is beautiful down there too!! Thanks for visiting!

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    2. Rebecca, I tried to visit your blog and it says Google Chrome is blocking it! :( Not sure what that means exactly, but I thought you should know.

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  6. Hi Olivia - it is so nice to meet you! I found you through Brenda's Welcome Wagon. I just looked through your blog and really liked it, so I just became your newest follower. I hope that you'll come over to my blog and look through it a bit and then become a follower as well. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better through your blog - you sound like a wonderful young woman and I like your home projects, too! BTW, I'm not too far from you - about 4 hours south (northern IL). :-)

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    1. Hi Melanie, thanks for following! I'll go check out your blog too :) Thanks for visiting!

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  7. Hi, Olivia! I saw you on Brenda's blog. I, too, live in WI. Pretty close to Madison. These cookies look really good, and I was thinking Almond extract or lemon.... they look like Spring, and we could use EVERYTHING we can find to help us think Spring!! Still so cold... maybe a bit better next week. GO BUCKY!!!!!!!

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    1. Hi Chris! Thanks for visiting :) Almond does sound really good too! I better get baking again...keep things warm. My family up in Hayward got 12 inches of snow today...YUCK. But still...happy spring to you!! haha and yes, GO BADGERS!!

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