Drop Sugar Cookies

kcdelong's Note:

There is nothing I like better than to walking into a room where there are fresh cookies baking. The sweet aroma filling the room...mmmm makes my mouth water. I haven't made this one yet but I found it tucked away in an old cook book.

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• ½ cup Crisco

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift dry ingredients, all except sugar, together.
3. Cream margarine, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add egg and vanilla.
5. Beat in dry ingredients until smooth.
6. Blend in milk.
7. Drop by tablespoon about 3 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Reviews

[sillyelmo]

Very good cookies! I did think there was too much salt in them though, so I would reduce the salt down to 1/2 tsp. or maybe even a bit less. Also, I didn't use the Crisco, but all butter. YUMMY!

[Olive Owl]

Really tasty! However, mine did not come out like the others; they looked more like halved muffins and were more cake-like than flat, chewy, and crispy cookies. Regardless, we still enjoyed them with our tea :]

[Chef #1497261]

This is a great Recipe! I added a teaspoon of almond extract. Adding food coloring is a good touch to make them more festive. I used red for a batch and green for another.