Best Great American Cookie Sugar Cookies Recipes

COPYCAT GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients.
• Add in the wet ingredients and then mix well with a hand mixer for about three minutes.
• Roll the dough into small balls and space about two inches apart.
• Top with sprinkles.
• Bake cookies for ten minutes. They will be slightly golden but if you bake them too long they won't have the same soft texture as the original.

GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, butter and sugar. Add eggs, lemon, vanilla and sour cream. Mix until well combined and smooth. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
• Chill for several hours or overnight. Roll into balls and flatten with bottom of sugar coated glass or roll out and cut into shapes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F just until the edges start turning color (7-10 minutes). Time will vary depending on how large and thick you made your cookies. It is important not to over-bake if you want the texture to remain chewy and soft. Frost and decorate as desired.

CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Add enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.
• Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with raw sugar or colored sprinkles.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly golden. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.