Family Recipe Holiday Sugar Cookies
From heideth 15 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 5
This is the sugar cookie recipe my family has used for generations. Therefore, to my pallet at least, these are the best cookies in the world. I can only make them a couple of times a year because I refuse to get burned out or fat on them.
Ingredients
- 1 c shortening (half butter - soft) shopping list
- -In today's terms, this means you actually need 1/2 c shortening and 1/2 c soft butter. This is an old recipe. shopping list
- 1 ½ c sugar shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- 1 t. vanilla shopping list
- 3 ½ c. sifted flour (I don’t sift mine) shopping list
- 2 t. baking powder shopping list
- 1 ¼ t. salt shopping list
How to make it
- Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla
- Stir in – sifted dry ingredients, mixing well.
- Chill dough several hours.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Roll out small portions on dough on lightly floured board to 1/8” thickness. Cut with floured 3” cutter.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with colored sugars, nuts etc or frost after baking.
- Bake in 375 oven 10-12 min or until delicately browned. Cool on racks
- 5-6 dozen
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
I can tell by the ingredients that these cookies would be great. Thanks for sharing! - Linda
lmgluvscats
in Sigourney loved it
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Very similar to the one I've used for years, too, and yes, you MUST use 1/2 solid shortening for these to be that wonderful crisp around the edges/soft in the middle texture...a really great cookie!
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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yummy gotta love them thanks high555555555555555
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in Mountianview loved it
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