DALLAS DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Stay in the know with new listings, happenings and a festive cookie recipe!
A MIXTURE OF COMFORT + SOPHISTICATION
These multi-level townhomes and lofts offer a variety of luxury one, two, and three bedroom floorplans. This property is in a walkable location convenient to downtown, Baylor University, West Village, shopping and dinning. Take a swim in their gorgeous pool, stroll through their pet-friendly community or challenge yourself in the 24-Hour Fitness Center. You deserve the very best in apartment living and this community offers an easy, relaxed lifestyle. It is a great place to call home!
For more information reach out to one of our agents and ask for DAL577!
DALLAS HAPPENINGS
Please follow social distancing measure and wear a mask. We also recommend that everyone follow basic sanitation practices.
1. AREA 3
Aurora Dallas presents Area 3. This is a drive through art exhibit taking over a 100,000-square-foot parking garage in downtown Dallas. Visitors will view the exhibition entirely from their car, rolling through at five miles per hour. They’re experimenting with a shared profit model to provide some relief to participating local artists, vendors, and the event managers, all of whom have struggled to find work during the pandemic.
- Date: October 1st – January 1st
- Location: 1600 Commerce St | Downtown
- Time: 6:00-10:00pm
- Admission: $30 per car
- Website: Here
2. HOLIDAY AT THE ARBORETUM
Stroll the garden to see the 25-foot-tall elaborately decorated Victorian-style gazebos that represent each of The 12 Days of Christmas. In the evenings, the garden is open late for a special lighted nighttime experience with over a million lights; the gazebos and Christmas Village come to life.
- Date: November 20th – December 31th
- Location: 8525 Garland Road | Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
- Admission: $12-17, children under 2 free
- Website: Here
3. DALLAS ZOO LIGHTS
Cruise through a newly constructed pathway – and through familiar parts of the Dallas Zoo – while marveling at more than one million lights in elaborate displays, silk-covered animal lanterns depicting all your Zoo favorites, an ice palace fit for a trio of penguins, and so much more along the way!
- Date: November 20th – January 3rd
- Location: 650 S R.L. Thornton Freeway | Dallas Zoo
- Time: 6:00-9:30pm
- Admission: $50-65 per car
- Website: Here
CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES
Everyone needs a sugar cookie recipe in their arsenal! Take a look at our Houston Newsletter for a gingerbread cookie recipe!
INGREDIENTS FOR COOKIE DOUGH
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3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
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1 tsp baking powder
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1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
INGREDIENTS FOR BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
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1 cup butter, softened
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5 cups powdered sugar
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1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- food coloring
INSTRUCTIONS
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
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In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale in color. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined, then add flour mixture gradually until totally combined.
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Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour.
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When ready to roll, preheat oven to 350º and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out dough until 1/8” thick. Cut out shapes and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Freeze 10 minutes (so your shapes hold while baking!).
- Meanwhile, make frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter until smooth, then add powdered sugar and beat until no lumps remain. Add cream, almond extract, and salt and beat until combine.
- Bake cookies until edges are lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let cool, then frost and decorate as desired.
You can view the full recipe here.
HAPPY CLIENT OF THE MONTH
