Whoa mama, I just came back from my first “real” cruise (I went on a three night one before, but I don’t count that since it was so short) and can now say I am five pounds happier. No, not really… but that’s what all you can eat 24:7 for a week does to you. We went on Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. We visited Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.
My verdict? Ehhhhh, I don’t really care for cruises! I know some people are crazy for them, but it just gets a little boring when you’re at sea for so long. My DH and I are explorers. We want to move, move, move while on vacation. We’re not very good at the lounging and relaxing part.
Plus, our cruise didn’t have any good dessert! That’s supposed to be the best part! The buffet food was also a little grim. I will say that it was extremely clean and had wonderful staff, though.
I think those little three days are the perfect length for a cruise. Just enough to get a little taste before you get bored. 
These cookies are a little bland. I prefer my sugar cookies to be on the sweeter side, and these weren’t. The consistency was soft and crinkly, though. Perhaps I’ll add some vanilla bean flecks next time or up the amount of vanilla extract. Recipe from Baking Away.
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugar. Add in eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Roll dough into rounded teaspoonfuls and roll in sugar.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet before moving.
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