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“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.”

                                                                                                -Cookie Monster

It is Cookie Monster’s birthday and a great day to make some delicious cream cookies to honor him. No one can forget that adorable blue monster with the crumbly mess of cookies following him wherever he went. He was simple and funny. He was a bit OCD and only thought about cookies. There is no better way to say happy birthday for this guy than to make up a batch of delicious cookies. You can have this easy dough ready when your children get home from school or have the cookies coming right out of the oven. This will make your house smell wonderful. Imagine walking in from a long day at school and having your nose met by the tranquil smells of freshly baked cookie dough? They will love it. If you have frosting and decorations available, let the kids make them into their own creative masterpieces. Happy birthday Cookie Monster!

This recipe comes from Make it Minnesotan (Sesquicentennial Cookbook): 150 years of recipes and stories from Minnesota kitchens. This particular cookie recipe was submitted by Eldrene Ebert and has been in her family for one hundred years. Thank you, Eldrene.  Just a thought, I’d call them Dream Cookies.

Cream Cookies (Big White Cookies)

1 ¾ C sugar

2 eggs

12 C butter, melted

1 C. whipping cream

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. soda

4 – 4 ½ C. flour (enough to make a stiff dough)

Beat the sugar and eggs until light. Add the cooled melted butter, cream and vanilla. Mix the soda with 3 cups of the flour and add to the mixture. Then, add enough remaining flour until dough is stiff. Chill dough ½ hour.

Roll dough out on floured surface to ¼  inch thickness. If dough is sticky, roll in more flour. Cut out cookies with 4 inch cutter. Place on greased sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 11 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.