Sugar Cookie

*Marilyn Deniker

2 cups sugar
½ cup shortening
½ cup butter
1 cup sour cream
3 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder 
Cream: sugar, shortening, butter and eggs.  Add sour cream, soda and baking powder.  Add enough flour to be able to roll out, (5-8 cups) on floured surface.  Dough should be soft but not sticky. Cut and bake 325° for 8-10 minutes.  Don’t over bake; the cookies will not brown. Makes approx. 6 dozen, depending on size of cookie cutter. 

Aunt Sue's amazing sugar cookies!

1 cup margarine
1 3/4 cup sugar
Mix together.
Add:
3 beaten eggs
Mix in.
Add:
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix in.
Add the following combined ingredients:
4 1/3 cups flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
3 tsp. baking powder


More flour can be added in but dough should be sticky. Chill for a few hours or overnight. Flour well to roll out. Bake at 350 till light brown on the bottom. Frost with frosting. I usually use 1/2-whole cube of butter, half of a bag or more of powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla and milk to make frosting consistency. Add food coloring

Soft Sugar Cookies

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 T. milk
• 2 t. vanilla
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Beat butter with electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined. Beat in eggs milk, and vanilla until combined. Slowly add flour to mixer. Divide dough in half. on a lightly floured surface, roll them out thick! Cut into shapes. Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

Are you excited for these?!! Get excited because this is by far the most amazing sugar cookie recipe I've ever tried! For a kick add a little orange or lemon extract and grated peelings. YUMMYLICIOUS! Brooke and Irene - these are the ones I made the other day that I promised I would put on my blog. These cookies come from my favorite cookbook by Debbie Harman called "Family Dinner Cookbook". It is a must buy - everything I've made from it is delish!