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Prozac For Dogs & Decorated Sugar Cookies For The Holidays

December 9, 2008 By Laura 7 Comments

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Many of you probably remember the travails we have experienced with our middle dog, Finnegan. The one who stole my naan. The one who gets in the garbage. The one who ate half a bundt cake in 15 seconds flat.

Yeah that one.

Well we put him on Prozac and my sugar cookies have been decorated and drying all afternoon, Finnegan-free. It is probably too soon to say yes this definitely worked, but I am really starting to think it did. It is the 3rd batch of cookies I have cooled without locking Finnegan up and he has stopped bothering us at night (he used to practically crawl into our laps for attention, even while we were already patting him and paying attention to him).

Wish us luck.

Anyway, I am sharing this recipe with a caveat. I don’t really like decorated sugar cookies–I never have. But I seem to want to eat these, and so I am thinking maybe the folks at Sur la Table were on to something when they cut the butter into the dough like a scone for this recipe. So if you don’t like decorated sugar cookies I am not claiming this is the recipe that will change your mind, but if you do like them, and wish they were thicker and chewier, or if, like me, you just love painting cookies, then this is a good recipe to try.


I got this recipe from my friends on the CLBB, who got it from Sur la Table–a cooking class maybe? These are not the most Christmas-y cookies I have ever decorated but most of my Christmas cookie cutters, gel colors, sprinkles, etc are still packed away PLUS these were done with toddlers, which means my inner OCD needs to be locked away and I need to just let the cookies get painted. For the record those are snowflakes, Christmas tree ornaments, and there in front something that looks like a cross between a gingerbread man and a teddy bear.

One note about the photos–if you think it looks like I took the pics on the floor, it is because I did. I thought I might try using my Makrut lime tree’s grow light for taking a nighttime picture. It seems to have worked ok but still not anywhere as nice as natural light.

“Best” Sugar Cookies For Decorating
Adapted from Sur la Table

3 cups AP flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into 10-12 pieces, cold
1 large egg
3-4 T milk
1 t vanilla (or any flavor–I used vanilla this time)

In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter
to flour, cutting it in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles small crumbs.

In a small bowl whisk together egg, 3 tablespoons milk and vanilla. Add this to the flour mixture
while mixing with a fork until mixture comes together in a ball. If it does not come together into a ball, drizzle more milk in by the teaspoonful until it does.

Dump the dough onto the counter and knead twice to bring together into a ball. Flatten into a disc and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes (I chilled overnight).

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone.

Divide dough into 2 pieces, set 1 piece aside. Roll dough onto surface sprinkled with a mix of powdered sugar and flour (about 2/3 sugar and 1/3 flour). Roll to about 1/4 inch thickness (DO NOT ROLL DOUGH THINNER). Cut into desired shapes. Place cookies on baking sheet.

Bake for 6-9 minutes, rotating from front to back halfway through. Remove from the oven and transfer the cookies to a cooling rack after about 2 1/2 minutes. Let cool before decorating.

Decorating Icing:

3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
3-4 T milk, or more for more of a paintable icing as opposed to spreadable (we like to paint so I used milk until I could paint it with a brush)
1 t vanilla
gel food coloring (divide frosting into separate bowls for many colors)

Using a mixer, begin to cream the butter and sugar. Add the vanilla (it will still be quite powdery). Then slowly add the milk, pausing to increase the speed sporadically, until you get the desired consistency.

Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking

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Comments

  1. noble pig says

    December 9, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    I’ve had lots of friends dogs on Prozac so funny and now doogy free…yeah!

    Reply
  2. HoneyB says

    December 10, 2008 at 4:58 am

    Hmm. I wonder if they make Kitty prozac? As I sit here this morning Rudy is in the kitchen wreaking havoc. I actually put my cookies in the oven overnight to dry because I knew if I left them on the counter I would wake up to find them all on the floor with little kitty bites. I think he thinks he is a dog. Seriously.

    Grumpy probably would like your recipe and I’m thinking it the one I make next as I have to make sugar cookies one more time before Christmas. He didn’t like the ones I just made because they were too crispy for him. I’m not that picky. I’ll eat any cookie. Crunchy, crispy, or chewy! :o)

    Reply
  3. Robin Sue says

    December 10, 2008 at 8:38 am

    I love a GOOD sugar cookie and these look Great! Hope you dog gets better on the drug, maybe I should take some to keep me from eating all the cookies!

    Reply
  4. That Girl says

    December 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the prozac works for your little boy!

    Reply
  5. Kristen says

    December 10, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    I hope the meds do your dog some good. At least he is calming down… that’s got to be a good sign for you 🙂
    Your cookies look great. I actually like sugar cookies but they have to be just right. I’ll have to try this recipe out!

    Reply
  6. Susan from Food Blogga says

    December 11, 2008 at 8:43 am

    They really make Prozac for dogs? I thought you were kidding. But now I’m starting to think you’re not. I love the brightly colored icing on the cookies.

    Reply
  7. Susan/Wild Yeast says

    December 14, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Prozac for dogs, what a concept. Today my sister found her cell phone, which had been missing for about a month. Turns out the dog had buried it in the back yard. It still worked.

    I love the cookies. I always used to make ones like this, but for some reason haven’t in years.

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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