Leabelle's Sugar Crinkles

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"I hadn't made sugar cookies in years because I got tired of all the rolling out and cutting the shapes and trying to get them to the cookie sheet without breaking or otherwise messing them up. A friend shared this recipe with me and I'm back to making them at the holidays.... however, they are delicious any time!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4-5 dozen cookies

ingredients

• 2 cups Crisco
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt

directions

1. In a large bowl cream together Crisco, sugars, vanilla and eggs.
2. Sift in dry ingredients into creamed ingredients; mix well.
3. Roll into walnut-sized balls; dip into plain or colored sugars; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes; cool on wire racks.
5. Notes: Dip rolled dough half in red and half in green sugars for a bi-color cookie!

Reviews

[talldoc]

I had the same problem as country-wife. Mine also were on the dry side. I baked for 8 minutes at 350ºF. Taste was good though.

 

[AKillian24]

I was hunting for a soft, poofy sugar cookie. This was it AND I didn't have to shape it! I sprinkled some with powdered sugar and then used red food dye in some of the batter for pink cookies. Thanks!

 

[Countrywife]

Great taste! I used just plain granulated sugar, but I did something not quite right because mine turned out a bit dry. They didn't hold together well and were a bit crumbly when done. I will definately make another batch in a couple of days and reduce the flour some; maybe 1/2-3/4 cup? Aside from being crumbly on the edges, the bottoma had a lovely crunch. Almond extract sounds wonderful. It may have been my oven, or pan, or I didn't hold my mouth right. They may not have been perfection, but they didn't turn out all that badly. SH managed to choke down about half the batch. Yes, I think a bit less flour is what's needed. I don't do rolled cookies or pie crusts. I think this would make a lovely cookie crust for a pie...

 

[KCShell]

This recipe caught my eye because I do not like to cut out sugar cookies either! I followed the recipe exactly except I added 1 tsp. of almond extract in addition to the vanilla. I rolled them in pastel colored sugar. I baked them about 10 minutes. The sugar crinkled on top when done. Taste wonderful, look wonderful too. Thanks for a keeper!