Granny's Sugar Cookies

ratherbeswimmin''s Note:

I make sugar cookies for almost every holiday. A lot of fun and the kids can help.

• Total Time: 32 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 84 cookies

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 ½ cups butter , softened (no substitutes)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Frosting

• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter , softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• various food coloring
• colored sprinkles

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
3. Stir together dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture until completely blended.
4. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
6. Cut with various shaped cookie cutters dipped in flour.
7. Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
9. Cool on wire racks.
10. Frosting: Mix together sugar, butter, vanilla and milk until desired degree of spreading consistency; add milk if you want thinner frosting.
11. Add food coloring to obtain desired color.
12. Spread frosting over cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

Reviews

[Esther N]

I made these cookies to take to my women's bible study meeting. The dough came together well. Rolled out very easily and I used different Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Piped with colored frosting. They looked beautiful and tasted like a delicate butter cookie. Thank you so much.

[sweet tooth 23]

my favorite go-to recipe for sugar cookies - if you roll them thicker (more than 1/4"), you'll get soft, tender cookies and if you roll them thinner, they'll be crispy. they are delicious both ways. thanks for sharing!

[podapo]

These are some of the best sugar cookies I've ever made. I made a batch for Valentines Day and read the recipe wrong only using 2 tsp of vanilla, STILL fantastic.. they were gone so fast. Hubby took some to work and he was sent out on a job for a couple hours, when he came back they were gone so I had to make him more to console him, Sugar cookies are his favorite and the LOVES these. Thanks for a great recipe. This one is going into my book of keepers.