Tea Ring

From Grandma Sonja

Add the packet of yeast to the warm water mixture. Add sugar and stir. Add melted butter and stir. Add salt and stir. Add 3 cups of flour to start, more flour may be needed to create a flexible ball of dough. Cover dough in mixing bowl for 1 hour to rise in a warm space. Press dough on hard surface to create a long rectangle. A layer of butter on your hands will help with this process. Sprinkle lots of cinnamon and sugar on the dough, covering the entire rectangle with a thick layer, and create a long roll. Place the roll on a buttered cookie sheet in the shape of a connected ring, with the seam facing down. Cut slits in the ring. Cover and let rise in a warm space for 45 minutes. Place in the oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Let cool completely and frost. 

  • 1 1/2 cup warm water

  • 1 packet of yeast

  • 3 rounded TBL sugar

  • 1/4 cup melted butter

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 3 cups flour

  • Cinnamon & Sugar (lots of it!)

Tea Ring Frosting

From Grandma Sonja

Blend all ingredients together. More of each can be added to make the frosting the consistency of your preference! 

  • 2 cups powdered sugar

  • 1/4 cup melted butter

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • Splash of Milk (use for consistency preference)

 
 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Mom

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix together softened butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla with a spatula in a large bowl. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir ingredients together using the same spatula. Add chocolate chips...depending on how chocolatey you like your cookies, it's ok to not add the entire bag. Make it your own! Bake for 8 to 10 minutes and let cool on a baking sheet. 

  • 1 cup butter (softened)

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 2 1/4 cups flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Cinnamon Thumbs

From Grandma

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together 5 Tablespoons of Sugar and 1 Cup of softened Butter. Add flour and vanilla, then mix. Shape into small thumbs on cookie sheet. Bake for 15-20 mins (don’t let them get dark!). Once out of the oven and while still warm, toss cookies in the 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon mixture. You can never have enough cinnamon sugar coating! Eat fresh or freeze for your next get together.

  • 5 tablespoons of sugar

  • 1 cup softened butter

  • 2 cups of flour

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon