Award Winning Cookie Recipe and A Yard Sale

Last weekend, some of the ladies in my small group bible study hosted a yard sale/bake sale.. It was a fundraiser for a little boy, who we have been praying for. He's 21 months old and he has cancer. The church has helped out some and a few people have given donations to help pay the bills. The girls thought they could at least raise a couple hundred dollars more. I helped financially, prayerfully, and with baked goods.

The response was overwhelming. The donations of time, money and items to sale came pouring in. The traffic on the day of the sale brought neighbors out of their homes to see what was going on down the street. It was a huge success!

This yard sale was not only a blessing to the family of that sick baby, it was a blessing to every woman in my bible study. We saw a power that was bigger then any of us. That yard sale with it's little goal of a few hundred dollars yielded several thousand dollars. It was a true blessing!

One of the cookies I brought was the cinna-spin cookie. This is a great cookie to have the kids help out with. It taste similar to a snickerdoodle. And it all starts with a sugar cookie mix. Sometimes life gets hectic and I have to take the easy road. Sometimes I don't feel like starting from scratch. Sometimes I need a jump start. This cookie is what I needed at that time.

This was the $5,000.00 winning recipe from Lynette Spence of St. Paul, MN. The competition was called "Bake Life Sweeter" She used a pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix to create the cinnamon roll-like cookie.



Cookies
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in butter and egg until soft dough forms.
2. On piece of waxed paper, shape 1 tablespoon cinnamon into a line about 5 inches long. Using floured fingers, shape 1 tablespoon of dough into a rope 5 inches long. Press one side of dough rope into cinnamon.
3. On ungreased cookie sheet, coil dough rope tightly, cinnamon side facing center, into cinnamon-roll shape. Press end of rope into roll to seal. Repeat with remaining dough. Place cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
4. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
5. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Decrease butter to 1/3 cup.


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More simple cookie recipes:

Muskoka Cookies
Chocolate Macaroon Bars
Chocolate and Raspberry Dream Bars
Super Simple Saltine Toffee



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