You see those? Those were last night’s dessert – sugar cookies.  I say “were” because there wasn’t a crumb left when I went downstairs for my “can’t sleep” snack.

I knew something was up when I couldn’t stop eating the dough. Raw eggs? What raw eggs? This was just good. Food safety? What food safety?

I used a very basic sugar cookie recipe.  You can find one on AllRecipes.com or use one that you already have.  Mine had 2 1/4 cups of flour, 2 sticks of softened butter, 1 1/2 cups of sugar (or so), 1 egg, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

After that, it got interesting.  I can’t tell you how much of each that I added (because I can’t remember), but it was amounts similar to when you add vanilla extract to something.

You want some amazing sugar cookies with some Caribbean flare? In addition to vanilla extract, try adding these…

Ground Ginger (just a little, not enough to make it a ginger snap)

Imitation Rum Extract

Guyanese Essence and/or Almond Essence

Coconut Flake

You can find essence at your local international market or Caribbean store.  They were SO good.  I made dough for about 3 dozen, but only made 12 last night.  The rest went into the fridge. Next time I want my “can’t sleep” snack, I’m not taking any chances.  I’ll grab some dough, and in 10 minutes – yum.