Pink Saturday, Texas Sugar Cookies & a Memory

 I am excited to participate in Pink Saturday over at How Sweet the Sound, for the very first time today!!  In honor of Valentine's Day I give you:

Pink Sugar Cookies

The pink sugar cookies remind me of a particular Valentine's Day.  Senior Year in High School, my husband and I were not an "official" couple yet.  The Drill Team was doing their annual cookie fundraiser for Valentine's Day.  I paid my money and ordered a cookie for Dennis that was supposed to say "Nice Pockets". My good friends made and delivered the cookie and thought they would change it for me. The one he received said,  "Nice Butt".  I was a little bit mortified when I found out, but we became an official couple later that weekend! The following weekend we went to The Sweetheart Ball,where we were named the cutest couple.  The bad thing was we both had different dates.  We received the honor, got our picture taken and hardly even looked at each other, then went back to our respective dates.  Talk about a bit awkward!!

This is my favorite recipe for sugar cookies.  I ate way too many of them this go around.  They are so tender and practically melt in your mouth.  I also like this recipe because you do not have to roll and cut them out.  Believe me I do not have the patience to do the roll and cut thing, even though shape cookies are so CUTE!

Texas Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. salt

Cream butter and sugars.  Add oil, eggs and vanilla and mix.  Add dry ingredients gradually.  If possible chill dough for a couple of hours.  Shape into balls and then roll in sugar.  (I use a cookie scoop.)  Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, just until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown.

Cool and frost!

Watch out they are ADDICTING!!

Now go and check out all things PINK today over at How Sweet the Sound!!