On Learning Love

We have decided to start some learning at home and are beginning by teaching the boys the fruits of the spirit. One of the ways we learned about love was by making heart shaped cookies and then decorating them and delivering them to our friends... because we LOVE our friends.

Don't the boys' cookies look awesome?
The cookies were painted with a food colouring and egg yolk mixture before baking. 

Painting the cookies looked like so much fun that I had to give it a try

And here is Jacob packaging up the cookies for delivery.

Sugar Cookies Betty Crocker Recipe Without the Cream of Tartar Because I Didn't Have Any and I Also Don't Ever Have Almond Extract So It Doesn't Have That Either

1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 cup stick margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

Beat sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg together. Then add flour and baking soda.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375. Roll out cookies, cut out shapes... Bake 7 minutes.


For the paint mix 1 egg yolk with 1/2 tsp water. Divide mixture into four small containers (I used measuring cups) and add 1 or 2 drops of food colouring to each one. Paint cookies before baking. Colours get nice and bright in the oven.