Fabulous Cookies & Awards!

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Thanks everyone for participating in another contest. These are too much fun for me, so look for another giveaway next week. Okay, here is the winner of the last basket:

Alex and Pam. Who said: We ate at Siam Cuisine last weekend in Wichita, KS and it was the best Thai food we've had. YUMMY. Our new favorite. And, hi Alex! I am glad to have a 10 year old reader! E-mail me at priscilla91@iowatelecom.net so I can get your prize out to you.

In case you were wondering, Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant. And, here is a recipe for some amazingly delicious sugar cookies we love. They are light, fluffy, & not hard at all. Hope you enjoy them!

"Sour Cream Sugar Cookies"

1 cup butter softened

1 cup sour cream

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla (I use almond instead)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

4 tsp. baking powder

5 cups flour

DIRECTIONS:

Cream butter and sugar. Add sour cream and mix, Add eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and add gradually. Mix well. Refrigerate for about 1 hour. Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick on well floured surface (may be a bit sticky so flour well). Cut out round cookies (I used the top of a glass). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Frost when cool. Makes 4 dozen.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

3 tsp. vanilla (or almond)

6 cups powdered sugar

12 oz cup cream cheese, softened

A few tbsp. of milk (may need more depending on consistency)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all together.

Onto the awards. Jodi over at Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow gave me this "your blog is fabulous" award. Thanks so much Jodi! I am going to pass this onto:

• Cristine at Cristine Cooks. I love Cristine's blog, and I love how she posts delicious recipes every day.
• Mel at Made By Melissa. Melissa has a great blog and her pictures of her food are super!
• Pam at For The Love Of Cooking. Pam has one of the best food blogs around. Her recipes are so yummy!
• Lisa at Jersey Girl Cooks. I enjoy reading each of Lisa's posts and her food looks delicious!

Joan over at 3 Girls, Me, And A Recipe gave me this "butterfly award". Thank you so much Joan, getting awards are the best! I am going to pass this onto:

• Sarah at Mrs. JY Cooking. I recently found Sarah's blog and I am enjoying it. She recently had a bridal shower and her menu looks super delicious!
• Jessica at Turkey Cookies. I love reading each of Jessica's posts - her writing is fabulous!
• Cristine at Cristine Cooks. Can you tell I love her blog??
• Nicole at Test Kitchen Recipes. Nicole has delicious looking recipes and I look forward to each of her posts.
• Teresa at A Blog About Food. Not long ago I discovered Teresa's blog and I am enjoying reading each post.

See you next with a easy but utterly delicious recipe & snowboarding pics! Happy Thanksgiving!