Valentine's Cookies - MMM MMM MMM

I have been doing a lot of baking lately. As my friend Carrie Ann said, sometimes we need to remember that we don't live in a bakery. That cooking goodies for my own personal consumption daily isn't necessarily a good thing. Good thing Valentine's Day came alone so I had an excuse to make yummy cookies.
The first photo is what Maddy calls Premortal Cookies. They are Sugar and Butter.
I did make a double batch which filled my 6 qt mixer bowl.








After letting the dough cool in the fridge it was time to roll out and cut out some hearts.

Then some lovely pink frosting, some sprinkles and they are ready to go.

The recipe is:
2 Cups Butter
2 Cups Sugar
3 Eggs
2 tsp vanilla
6 cups Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Mix sugar and butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in Dry ingredients. Chill. Rill out to 1/4" thick. Back at 375 degrees for 8-10 min

Frosting:
1/4 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 tablespoon milk
food coloring

This is a single batch. Sometimes I don't need at 6 cups of flour...5 is plenty. It just depends on how humid the air is that day. If you put in 6 cups and it is still sticky, chill it. If it isn't sticky you can go ahead and roll them out. Just be sure either way that you flour your surface and rolling pin first. More often than not, I double the frosting as well to match the one batch of cookies. (Yeah I like frosting.)

ENJOY!