Old Fashioned Buttermilk Cookies

You can't go wrong with a cookie! The smell, the taste, the appeal it really is the best treat. Monday was a special day at our house ............ it was the first day of Kindergarten for our youngest son Carson. I wanted to make something special for him because he's doing so well in school and he loves cookies, so I thought these Buttermilk Cookies would be a nice treat. 

I found some buttermilk on sale at the grocery store. $1.00 for a half gallon, that's really a steal for buttermilk. Normally when I find buttermilk on clearance I bag it up and store in the freezer for recipes such as this one. 

Buttermilk freezes really well and I love having it on hand for cookies, pancakes and buttermilk pie. I found this cookie recipe online and it peaked my interest. I knew the cookies had to be tender and soft. This recipe calls for simple old fashioned ingredients which are my favorite kind of recipes. 

These cookies baked up so soft and cake like and smelled wonderful. Be careful and watch them closely. I had to toss out the first tray because they burned on the bottom. I assumed the cookies would get a bit darker on top so I was surprised when the top was light and the bottom was burnt. 

Bake these cookie on the top rack of you oven just till they get golden brown on the edges. They will still be a bit light in color on top but they are definitely done. Make sure the cool completely before frosting. All of my kids loved the cookies especially my cookie monster Carson. 

They are already asking me to make them again. This time, I used regular milk in the frosting, but next time I'm going to use buttermilk. I didn't want to overwhelm the cookies with to much of a buttermilk flavor until I tested the recipe. Carson told me they looked like cookie clouds. He loved them and that's all that matters. 

My baby is a big boy now!!!! Today when I dropped him off at school he kissed my arm and said bye mommy!!!!!!! ugh I'm so sad and happy all at the same time. He did tell me though school is not the same. I asked Carson why? he told me because I wasn't there. Awweee I think I am going to have to make that sweet boy some more cookies.

 

I know they just look really plain and simple but those are the best recipes sometimes. I can see why Carson says they look like cookie clouds they really kind of do.