Book Character Dress Up Day and Cookie Recipe

Weston had book character dress up day at his school this month. He chose to dress up as Jeremy Jacob from the book Pirates Don't Change Diapers and How I Became A Pirate by author Melinda Long. It just so happened that Melinda Long was also coming to the school that day to hold an assembly. She read to the children and talked to them about being an author. That day was a district wide literacy push for our school district. Later that same day, in the evening the school hosted F.A.L.L. night (Families All Love Literacy). This was also Weston's teachers birthday as well, so we baked cookies and shared them with the class at lunch time to celebrate. It was a fun, fun day!







At lunch time when we went up to the school, Miss Addison had to dress up, too! ;) She was a cheerleader from the book Hello Cocky.




And these are the cookies we made for Weston's teacher...I will include the recipe below the picture!



Cut Out Sugar Cookies (from The Hungry Housewife)
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and extract and beat to incorporate.

In a separate bowl sift together to flour, baking powder and salt.

Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Divide the dough into 2 portions, wrap with wax paper and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.

Remove the dough, roll out to 3/8 inch thick in between sheets of parchment paper and cut into desired shapes.

Place cut cookie dough back into fridge for 10-15 minutes. Bake cookies on an un-greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Cool completely before icing.

Sugar Cookie Icing (via allrecipes.com)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring

1.In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
2.Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush. (Often times, I use a knife to spread the icing.)

Enjoy!