Grandma Eva's Sugar Cookies
These sugar cookies are beloved by my family and our friends for years. After missing them for far to long I decided to bake up batches of my Grandma Eva's Sugar Cookies and send them to my family to enjoy. It is always amazing to me that something as simple as a cookie, can be everything the holidays are about in one simple bite!
Equipment
- Mixer
- Bowl
- Rooling pin
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1/2 cup Crisco or shortening Just fyi, my GMA used Crisco!
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together shortening and sugar. Make sure you allow these to cream for at least a couple of minutes.
- Add Vanilla, egg, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Mix Well!
- Add flour to just combine.
- Place dough in fridge and allow the dough to rest for a least a couple of hours.
- Flour surface and place either a section of dough or the entire ball of dough and roll a little over a quarter inch thick. Use a cookie cutter or glass and cut cookies. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheet and place on a cooling rack. Enjoy on their own or frost with your favorite frosting.
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Nutrition
Serving: 36gCalories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 85IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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