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First, in goes the butter. I always cut the 2 sticks of butter into as many slices as possible so that they can toss in as many pieces as possible.
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Staring at the dough as it's coming together...
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We have dough! Now, to pat and roll so we can cut our cookies. The boys always get such a kick out of sprinkling the flour right on the counter. It's very contrary to our normal habits of wiping things off the counter.
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Taking turns with the rolling pin...
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And now they've selected cutters and press them into the dough. Press and wiggle. Ethan now remembers just what to do. Logan is still learning, but does a good job.
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After we've cut out all of our cookies, we take a break for them to bake. And this is the state of the kitchen post-cookie making. It should almost make me break out in hives, but for some reason, I love this tradition and baking with the boys so much that I can somehow handle it.
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And we're back...with a clean counter top and some cookies to decorate! (And different PJ's).
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Ethan knows that he prefers cookies without sprinkles, so he usually applies more icing and less sprinkles. Logan loves to use the sprinkles.
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We did not wait to taste-test these cookies. The icing was not even dry yet.
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I think they were tasty.
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Ethan gives them a thumbs-up.
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And here they are. Minus the two that were already eaten!
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