Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Buttermilk Cut Out Cookies
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Buttermilk Cut Out Cookies are my favorite kind of cut out cookies not only because they hold shapes well, but for their flavor as well. Iced buttermilk cookies can be found in most bakeries in Amish Country Ohio. While they are great for Christmas baking, they are a great year-round cookie as well.
Although they are normally topped with a buttercream style frosting, my family likes them plain as well.
Buttermilk Cut Out Cookies
December 29, 2020
Ingredients
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) butter or shortening, room temperature
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. buttermilk, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the slightly beaten egg.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate container.
- Mix 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture then add 1/3 of the buttermilk and mix until combined. Repeat alternating the dry ingredients and buttermilk.
- Next, stir in vanilla.
- Form dough into a disk and wrap in plastic or place in a plastic zipper bag and place in the refrigerator to chill for a minimum of a few hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out to desired thickness, either 1/3" or 1/4."
- Cut our desired shape or shapes using cookie cutters, biscuit cutters, glass, etc.
- Place on a parchment or silicone mat lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 7 to 8 minutes. This varies a lot because of the thickness and size of cookies, so pay close attention while they bake.
- Cookies should be pale to light brown on top and be lightly browned on the bottom.
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