(Or last night in the comfort of kitchen on this cold night.)

It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire

(It is a period of great coldness. Bitter winds, blowing with much force, have invaded from the northern territories)

Ok. Ok. Writing opening credits is clearly not my thing.

But Star Wars definitely is.

And Star Wars cookies most definitely definitely is.

That’s right. Star Wars cookies.

My future brother in law’s girlfriend gave them to us as a gift for Christmas.

Jeff. Take note. She bought a Star Wars related gift. She is a keeper! (She’s a keeper for plenty of reasons, but I digress)

I’ve been dying to try them. But what with Chris getting his wisdom teeth out and it being so cold I have found it difficult to get out from under a blanket, I haven’t had the time.

Until now.

I followed the recipe that came with the cookies. But use your favorite sugar cookie recipe.

The one I had:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 sticks of butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

I was really excited and forgot to take pictures of making the dough, but it’s very basic.

Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Then add sugar and mix until well incorporated. Add the vanilla and the egg and mix again. Add half the flour and the salt and mix until flour is absorbed. Add the other half of flour and stir until combined.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Divide into two balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

Now.

Flour your surface and roll out the dough.

Choose your vehicle. I mean there really isn’t a choice. I mean you’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.

Place the cookie cut outs on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes.

They will be lightly browned and delicious. And yes, you will now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!

What’s that? You can’t believe how awesome these cookies look?

Well. I find your lack of faith disturbing.

There you have it. Star Wars cookies. And as many quotes as I could pack in!