Soft Rolled Sugar Cookies |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 28 Minutes |
Ready In: 43 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Tender and delicious, these are the sugar cookies I've been making for twenty-something years! The dough must be chilled thoroughly, so I usually just mix it up the night before I want to do my baking. Frosting for Sugar Cookies is great on these! Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening |
1/4 cup butter |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 1/2 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
Directions:
1. Cream shortening, butter, and sugar together; stir in eggs and vanilla; stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until dough (which will be very soft at this point) comes together.
2. Cover dough and refrigerate 6-8 hours or, preferably, overnight.
3. Once dough is thoroughly chilled (it will be stiff at this point) roll out about 1/6 thin on a lightly floured surface; cut cookies into desired shapes and place them onto an ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
4. Bake at 375° for 7 minutes or just until edges of cookies begin to brown; allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes; remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
5. NOTE: Yield will depend upon size of cookies and upon how thin you roll the dough ~ Dough rolled 1/6 thick yields 48 three-inch cookies.
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