Sugar Cookies. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Enjoy your sugar cookies plain, or decorate them with icing to make them festive.
This recipe is a favorite of Martha's, who likes to add one tablespoon cognac alongside the egg and vanilla, after creaming together the butter and sugar.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
You can cook Sugar Cookies using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Sugar Cookies
- You need 2/3 cup of shortening.
- You need 3/4 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It's 1 of egg.
- You need 4 tbsp of milk.
- You need 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- It's 2 tsp of baking powder.
- It's 1 tsp of salt.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. These sugar cookies are soft, chewy and produce a flavorful bakery style soft sugar cookie! Quick and easy to make, this recipe makes cookies that turn out perfectly every single time! Sugar Cookies are one of my very favorite cookies in the entire world.
Sugar Cookies step by step
- Mix the first 3 things together, well..
- Mix in egg and milk and beat until light and fluffy..
- Blend flour, baking powder, and salt together. Mix into shortening and egg mixture. Beat well..
- Chill dough for about hour. Divide dough. Roll out on floured board. Cut into shapes you want.
- I use parchment paper lined cookies sheets. Oven preheated 375, bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
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