The Best Chewy Sugar Cookies

Name: The Best Chewy Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 1 cookie, 24 serving(s)
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

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Recipe by Mebriella

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

READY IN: 18mins

SERVES: 24

YIELD: 1 cookie

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

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

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