Butter Cookies and A New Look

Today I found myself with an unexpected day off... So after sleeping in and then vegging in front of the TV for awhile, I decided to rearrange my kitchen. I started with my baking cupboard, turns out I had more baking chocolate than I thought, so I'm thinking I'll have to make something chocolatey soon. Maybe a flourless chocolate cake? (I like this recipe) Anywho, I really like cleaning out my cupboards every so often, it reminds me of what's in there and what I have to work with.

Also today I found a permanent home for my Kitchen Aid Mixer. I've only had it a few months, and in my tiny kitchen its been kind of shuffled around, but its mostly lived on the kitchen table. Not a fitting place for such a fabulous piece of equipment. So starting today she lives on my counter next to the sink. I had to relocate the coffee maker (to a shelf, but I don't drink that much coffee) and my knife block, but it's worth it.

Also, it turns out you can't rearrange a kitchen without making cookies.



Here's the recipe:

Butter Cookies

1.5 cups flour
1/2 cup confectionary sugar
1 teaspoon corn starch
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup softened butter
cinnamon and sugar. (I didn't measure, about as much as you'd use for cinnamon toast.)
mix the first 5 ingredients until combined.
roll into 1 inch balls, flatten with a cup dipped into the cinnamon sugar.
bake at 325 for about 20 minutes