Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 8 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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I found this recipe on . It was submitted by a lady named Sharon Gerstman. Thank you Sharon! Yummy, soft, delicious cookies. Reminds me of the kind we used to get in Amish Country (Lancaster, PA) when we went on a Saturday drive with Granny. Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening |
1 cup white sugar |
1 egg |
3/4 cup buttermilk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
(please note, i used butter instead of shortening. they turned out incredible!) |
Directions:
1. DIRECTIONS
2. Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
5. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.
6. (note, I used some colored sprinkled sugar as well as white)
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