Charley

The penguins are a talented bunch, and have picked up various hobbies over the years. Charley is the master baker, which not surprisingly makes him very popular. He owns quite a collection of cookbooks, and is constantly experimenting with new recipes. Above all he loves baking cookies, especially those inspired by his fellow penguins. The Betty Crocker website has proved a valuable resource for penguin inspired treats, including these perky penguins.


Charley also likes using his collection of penguin cookie cutters to make sugar cookies, and has decided to share his family recipe – nobody knows who Mrs. Flinter is, but her cookies are tasty!


Mrs. Flinter’s Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 ½ cups flour
½ tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl stir together the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt.In a large mixing bowl, at medium speed, beat together the butter and sugar until blended and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Beat the flower mixture into the butter mixture until smooth. Cover the dough and refrigerate until cold and slightly firm (at least half an hour).

Roll the dough on a floured surface to desired thickness. Using (penguin) cookie cutters, cut out cookies. With a spatula transfer them to an ungreased baking sheet, about 1 ½ inches apart. Roll dough scraps and continue cutting out cookies.

Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until lightly colored on top and slightly darker at the edges. Let stand until cookies firm up slightly, and then transfer to wire racks to cool.

Charley likes to decorate and ice the cookies, although they are good plain too!