Sugar Cookies

I went to Ikea a couple weeks ago and saw a set of animal cookie cutters. The reason I bought them was, of course, for the moose (and squirrel) forms! They were irresistible. I also had a craving for sugar cookies. Add these two factoids together and you have a recipe for deliciousness.

This is the first time I've made sugar cookies, so it was the typical Cooking With Lisa Adventure. My parents keep yellow jars of sugar and flour on the counter top. When I went to grab the required flour from the bucket, I noticed that Dad had changed the container to a clear one at some point. Not really thinking about it, I made the dough and stuck in the refrigerator to chill.

Three hours later, I pulled the dough out of the refrigerator and rolled the dough out. Or tried to, at least. The dough was moist and kind of sticky. I could roll it out but I couldn't separate the excess dough from the cookie shape. Sugar cookie dough should be firmer than that.

It was at this point that I noticed a yellow jar that looked suspiciously like the flour container. Upon closer investigation, I discovered that the flour I had thought was flour was actually... pancake mix! Oops. Since pancake mix is (apparently) mostly flour with shortening and baking powder, I decided to add in (real) flour to make up for the excess of shortening and baking powder. They actually turned out not-half-bad for being mostly pancakes. :)