Grandmother's Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Chef #272068

"My grandma's sugar cookies!!"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 45 cookies
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1 cup Crisco shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt

directions

1. Cream Crisco and sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix in dry ingredients.
4. Touch dough with your finger. If any dough sticks to your finger, add flour a little at a time until when you touch the dough, none comes off on your finger.
5. On a lightly floured linen towel, roll out dough to between 1/8 and 1/4-inch thick.
6. bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges of cookies BEGIN to turn golden brown.
7. Let cool on cookie sheet.
8. Decorate as desired.

Reviews

[Donna Luckadoo]

Thank you for such a simple and delicious cookie recipe! This one is definetly a keeper for My family. These cookies will be great at Christmas!