Best Aunt Gladys Sugar Cookies Recipes

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GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES



Granny's Sugar Cookies image

Granny's Sugar Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth good and super easy to make. Dress these cookies up for any occasion by using colored sugar crystals.

Provided by Megan

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup margarine
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup powdered (confectioner's) sugar
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sugar - regular or colored sugar crystals

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cream together margarine, sugar, oil, eggs, powdered sugar.
  • Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add sifted, dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Drop by teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet.
  • Flatten each cookie with a glass dipped in sugar.
  • Bake until slightly browned, about 9 to 11 minutes depending on your oven.
  • Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring to cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 79 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

MARY'S SUGAR COOKIES



Mary's Sugar Cookies image

A very good sugar cookie with a hint of almond flavor.

Provided by Pat

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ cup granulated sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; blend into the creamed mixture. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the dough into two parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of the dough out to 3/16 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with plain or colored granulated sugar.
  • Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 22.5 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 88.2 mg, Sugar 7.9 g

CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES



Classic Sugar Cookies image

As you might expect from Betty Crocker, these are the classic version of a sugar cookie-the kind your grandma or even great-grandma would recognize. These cookies are the originals that provided a sweet, universally lovable starting point for generations of bakers to riff on, and we stand by them just as they are. With a tender, short texture that comes from a good buttery base, they break with just the right balance of bend and snap. And the taste? When we recently baked up a few batches for pre-Christmas testing, person after person in the Test Kitchens said, "Now THAT is a sugar cookie." While flavor and texture are arguably the key criteria on which cookies should be judged, when it comes to sugar cookies, there's another important factor: how easy they are to decorate. It's crucial that sugar cookie dough can be easily turned into cookies that are equal parts decorative and delicious. During our most recent testing of this recipe, we also noticed that there were no instructions for a glaze in this recipe. Not wanting to leave you-or your cookies-high and dry, we tested a few glazes. The one we landed on is simple and made with common pantry staples, but the magic is in the ratio of ingredients-we ensured that it results in a glaze that's easily tintable, covers smoothly and dries firmly so that you can stack the finished cookies without fear of smudging them. However you chose to decorate them, dress these classic sugar cookies up in holiday style and they'll be the star of every Christmas gathering.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 7h50m

Yield 55

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 cups powdered sugar
3 to 5 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Food colors, if desired
Colored sugar or candy sprinkles, if desired

Steps:

  • In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, the softened butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the almond extract and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Divide dough in half; shape dough into 2 disks, and wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  • Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Roll each disk on lightly floured surface until 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters into desired shapes. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts at least 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • In medium bowl, beat 3 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Spread frosting on cooled cookies. Decorate as desired with colored sugar or candy sprinkles. Let stand about 4 hours or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature with waxed paper between layers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES



Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies image

This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.

Provided by Jessica McDonald

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 78

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
  • Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
  • On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 39.8 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

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