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Baked Sugar Cookies

Grandma's Sugar Cookies

This sugar cookie recipe is seriously amazing! It is super easy and is also great if you are looking to get some things made ahead of time.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 110 kcal

Equipment

  • Hand mixer or a stand mixer
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Cooling Rack

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Sifted Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Milk In a pinch, water will work
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Sift flour with the baking powder, soda and salt, I cut in shortening with my mixer and it has always worked out fine!
  • Beat eggs, add sugar, milk, and flavoriing, combine with dry ingrediants and mix.
  • Form dough into a ball or use a cookie scooper and chill dough in refridgerator. Chill for at least 30 min or over night!
  • If you did not scoop the dough, roll and cut cookies on parchment. Then bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown in a 350 degree oven.
  • After cookies cool, enjoy them as is, or mix up some icing and have some more fun!

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Nutrition

Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 0.1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.001gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.05mg
Keyword Christmas, Cookie, easy, frosting, grandma recipe, grandma's cookies, sugar, sugar cookies
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