The Best Chewy Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Air Force Mama

"A different spin on sugar cookies, the edges are slightly crunchy, while the middle is soft and chewy."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 cookie
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup Crisco shortening, butter flavor
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup sugar, for rolling

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add yolks and vanilla, mix well.
5. A little at a time, add the flour mixture and mix well.
6. Roll into balls.
7. Roll the cookie dough balls in the rolling sugar.
8. Bake for 8 minutes.
9. For a fun twist, you can tint your rolling sugar with food coloring or you can use store bought sprinkles to decorate the cookies.