Christie’s Cookies

This past Christmas my neighbor and friend Christie Halverson brought by a beautiful box of cookies for the kids and I to enjoy. They were almost too pretty to eat but eat them we did and let me tell you, they are the most delicious, crave worthy cookies I have ever had! Such delectable sweetness must be shared so Christie is opening a bakery in her native Texas where we can all get our fill of her unique confections in the store or online, thank the Lord! I’ve asked Christie if she’d be willing to be a guest contributor and share a Valentine’s inspired cookie recipe with us all and she graciously obliged. So without further ado, here’s Christie!

I am Christie, the owner and creator of Christie’s Cookies. Christie’s Cookies is a gourmet cookie bakery coming soon to Dallas, Texas. I will be offering a variety of sugar cookies in unique and delicious flavor combinations at my store. I have always loved cookies over any other dessert (and, really, any other food group!). It has been a dream to create these cookies and I can’t wait to share them with you. We can be found online at christiescookies.com. Our instagram is @christies_cookies.

I am sharing a sugar cookie recipe with you that will allow you to get a glimpse of the type of cookies you can find in our store. It is not our exact recipe (as that is a secret recipe known only to us), but is one that has a similar taste and sweetness level. The key with these types of cookies is not having the cookie so sweet that it overpowers the buttercream and is too rich to eat more than just a bite. A chewy cookie base topped with the rich, sweet buttercream is our idea of heaven.

Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 – 5 cups flour

Directions

  1. Cream butter and sugar together for 2 – 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
  2. Add baking powder, salt and flour. Mix well. Scoop cookies and place on parchment paper on cookie sheet.
  3. Sprinkle sugar over the top of each cookie. Flatten each dough ball slightly with the bottom of a heavy glass.
  4. Bake on convection at 350°F for 7 – 9 minutes. Let cool.
  5. Frost with buttercream icing.

Buttercream Icing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 – 3 tbs water

Directions

  1. Beat butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix well.  Add vanilla. Add water, one tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
  2. Scoop into disposable pastry bag with large open star tip. Begin in the center, and pipe in a circle going to the outside of the cookie.
  3. Top with your favorite toppings.
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Sugar Cookie Recipe Tips

A few tips when making these cookies:

  • Do not add all the flour at once. These cookies are best when chewy and not too try. I find that different levels of humidity in the air each day affect the amount of flour I need in my dough, so I never add it all at once. If you happen to add too much flour, add a tablespoon of water or more until you get the soft consistency of the dough back. It should leave the sides of your bowl while mixing, and yet not be sticky to the touch.
  • Do not over bake. These cookies are best soft. 7 – 9 minutes is the sweet spot. Keep an eye on them around the 7 minute mark.
  • When baking at a high altitude, add a tablespoon of water (or more) to the dough. Also, increase the baking powder by ⅛ of a teaspoon. I also reduce the heat of the oven to 335°F or 340°F when at high altitudes.
  • I always bake any cookies on the convection setting of my oven. It provides much more even cooking, and you can cook more than one rack at a time this way. Your cookie get a slight crisp to the outside, while keeping the inside perfectly soft.
  • Always bake cookies on parchment paper set on cookie sheets. Makes clean up a breeze!
  • Buttercream should not be too runny or too thick. Add more water or powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency.
  • I use disposable piping bags with an open star tip to frost my cookies. The large 16 ounce bag holds almost a full batch of frosting and is the perfect size for decorating. Close off the top of the bag with chip clips or rubber bands to ensure none of the frosting spills over while you’re decorating.
  • Start in the center of the cookie, apply constant pressure and pipe in a circle until you hit the edge of the cookie. Finish off with the toppings or sprinkles of your choice.
  • These cookies freeze beautifully, but are best frozen without the frosting on them. Bake and freeze, then decorate the day you want to serve them.

Any questions, please feel free to ask!

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13 Comments

  • Melissa {All Things Chic}

    These are AMAZING!! I can’t wait to make them! They look so much better than the ones I attempt to make 😉

    February 14, 2018 at 3:22 pm Reply
  • Melli Hall

    I have had the pleasure of enjoying Christie’s amazingly delicious Cookies! They are RIDICULOUS! Thanks for sharing your secrets and recipes, though I know- they will never look as gorgeous as yours!

    February 14, 2018 at 3:31 pm Reply
  • Aimee Hendrix

    I was fortunate enough to be one of Christie’s Cookies “taste-testers”. I must confess that I have eaten my weight in cookies and love every last one of them! Thank you, Katherine for featuring Christie on your beautiful blog. She is beyond talented in all that she does and we can’t wait for her cookie shop to take Dallas by storm.

    February 14, 2018 at 4:12 pm Reply
  • Syuzanna Leigh

    Dearest Katherine,
    Happy Valentine’s day! What a wonderful treat! Thank you for asking Christie (and thank you to her as well) to share this decadent cookie recipe! I’ve been in the baking mode for the past week while I am waiting for my son’s birth (any day now…can not wait) and these cookies will be my next to do!
    I hope you are enjoying this beautiful day filled with all sorts of love, but most importantly, romantic love:) I’ll be watching “The Ugly Truth” while stuffing my face (while I can, haha) with those yum cookies!
    Love,
    Syuzanna

    February 14, 2018 at 7:12 pm Reply
  • Syuzanna Leigh

    Dearest Katherine,
    Happy Valentine’s day! What a wonderful treat! Thank you for asking Christie (and thank you to her as well) to share this decadent cookie recipe! I’ve been in the baking mode for the past week while I am waiting for my son’s birth (any day now…can not wait) and these cookies will be my next to do!
    Love,
    Syuzanna I hope you are enjoying this beautiful day filled with all sorts of love, but most importantly, romantic love:) I’ll be watching “The Ugly Truth” while stuffing my face (while I can, haha) with those yum cookies!

    February 14, 2018 at 7:13 pm Reply
  • Monica

    Ok, I absolutely need to try the salted caramel and the s’mores ones yum!

    February 14, 2018 at 8:32 pm Reply
  • Annie

    Oh, yum. I’m so happy to have these tips and the recipe. And that chocolate covered strawberry one? Are you kidding me?!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!

    February 14, 2018 at 9:54 pm Reply
  • Michelle Peterson

    Happy Valentine’s Day Beautiful
    Thank you so much for sharing this amazing Recipe!
    You have such a huge Heart
    Thank you again, Michelle

    February 15, 2018 at 12:19 am Reply
  • Debbie

    Thank you for sharing. I look forward to baking these soon!

    February 15, 2018 at 12:47 am Reply
  • Bonnie

    These cookies are as yummy as they look! They are also huge! I was thinking they were the size of the iced cookies you can buy in packages at the store! Wrong! They are much, much bigger. The buttercream has excellent buttery flavor. The cookies have a bit of crunch but are perfectly soft on the inside. Christie is an exceptionally wonderful person inside and out. I can’t wait to watch her business soar!!!

    February 15, 2018 at 1:57 am Reply
  • Amanda Vance

    What’s the coversion if I don’t have a convection oven?

    February 15, 2018 at 3:43 am Reply
  • Lex

    Hello these look amazing. I was wondering what temperature and for how long of baking time would be needed to cook them in a non convection oven?

    thanks!

    February 21, 2018 at 9:27 am Reply
  • Hanni

    These cookies look delicious! Our 22nd anniversary is Friday…I think I’m going to have to make these! So excited to try this recipe…and to find a new (to me), fun blog to read!

    **I love that you’re in Utah…such beautiful country. Most of my family lives in WY and just over the pass in ID…we fly through SLC a lot!

    March 14, 2018 at 9:29 pm Reply
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