If you like thick and poofy best-ever sugar cookies, go here, because this recipe does not make that kind.
Originally from my mother’s orange Betty Crocker cookbook, these best-ever sugar cookies remain flat during baking, producing a perfect canvas for decorating. If you remove them from the oven the instant the middle sets, they stay soft and chewy, even if you don't frost them. But of course you want to frost them, so use the frosting recipe at the link above. That is a good frosting.
3/4 c shortening
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 t baking powder
1 t salt
Cream together wet ingredients, then add combined dry ingredients. Form the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in fridge for one hour. Dust counter and pin with flour, roll out 1/4 inch thick, and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 400° on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes. Do not overbake. Frost if desired. Makes approximately 4 dozen.
It's easy to get perfect dough thickness with rolling pin rings.
1 comment:
maybe i'll give these one a try, too! oh, and i love the rolling pin accessory - thanks for sharing!
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