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Home > The Kitchen > Cookie Recipes > Sugar Sugar Cookie RecipesSugar cookies are always popular during the holidays. They are easily decorated for that festive look.
Easy Sugar Cookies #1
Preheat oven to 375° F In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside. In big bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mix. Add in candy pieces if you want. Shape dough into teaspoonful-sized balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes. Remove and let cool.
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| 1 Package | Active Dry Yeast |
| ½ Cup | Warm Water |
| 1 Cup | Butter (the real stuff!) |
| 2 ¼ Cups | All-Purpose Flour |
| 1 Tbsp | Vanilla |
| ½ Cup | Sugar |
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Soften yeast in warm water. Cream butter in large mixer bowl. Blend flour, yeast, and vanilla extract in at low speed bit by bit.
Shape dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Then, roll each ball in the granulated sugar.
Place sugar cookies on greased cookie sheets. For light, chewier cookies, let them rise in a warm place (on top of the stove as it's pre-heating works well) for 15 minutes before baking.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Let cool on sheet a few minutes before removing.
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| ¾ Cup | Sugar |
| 1/3 Cup | Softened Unsalted Butter |
| 1/3 Cup | Vegetable Oil |
| 1 Tbsp | Milk |
| 2 tsp | Vanilla |
| 1 | Egg |
| 1 ½ Cup | All-Purpose Flour |
| 1 ½ tsp | Baking Powder |
| ¼ tsp | Salt |
| 1 Tbsp | Sugar |
Preheat oven to 375° F.
In large bowl, beat ¾ cup sugar, margarine, oil, milk, vanilla extract and egg until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; blend well.
Spread evenly in ungreased 15-by 10-by-1-inch baking pan; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown.
Let cool on sheet before removing.
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This recipe is reportedly from an old Betty Crocker Cookie Book with recipes in it dating back to the 1880s.
| ¾ Cup | Shortening (part butter or margarine) |
| 1 Cup | Sugar |
| 2 | Eggs |
| ½ tsp 1 tsp |
Lemon flavoring OR Vanilla flavoring |
| 2 ½ Cups | Flour |
| 1 tsp | Baking Powder |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and flavoring thoroughly.
Stir flour, baking powder and salt together; blend in. Chill dough at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Roll dough ⅛" thick on lightly floured board. Cut with cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until cookies are a delicate golden brown.
Let cool on sheet before removing.
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