Best Heidesand My Famous Sugar Cookies Recipes

CLASSIC GERMAN HEIDESAND COOKIES

Steps:

• Add the butter to a small saucepan and heat up. Let boil (be careful, it will foam up a lot at the beginning) until it starts browning at the bottom of the saucepan and smells like nuts. Remove from the heat and pour into a heatproof bowl. Let cool down for about 50-60 minutes.
• Add the melted butter to a large bowl and mix on high speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla extract and mix in well. Add the flour gradually and fold in - the dough will look and feel like wet sand. Shape the dough into a log and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Take the dough out of the fridge and let it warm up a bit. Cut into (not too thick) slices and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Take out of the oven, transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Store in a tin box.

HEIDESAND (MY FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES)

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine and the sugars in a large bowl til fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture and blend well.
• In another bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Stir flour mixture into butter/sugar mixture til all is incorporated.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls (refrigerate for a few hours first if too soft to handle).
• Roll balls of dough in sugar (either regular granulated sugar or colored sugar as you prefer), place on an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until very lightly brown.

BETTY CROCKER'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Gradually mix dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture and stir until incorporated (can be done by hand, but I use a stand mixer).
• Cover with plastic wrap and let chill in fridge until cold (approx. 1 hour).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll out approximately 1 1/2-2 cups of dough at a time (or whatever amount you have room for on your workspace).
• Cut cookies with seasonal cookie cutters.
• Place cookies on parchment-lined cookie sheets for easy clean up.
• Sprinkle with colored sugar sprinkles.
• Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack and store at room temperature in an air-tight container.

FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) .
• In a I medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups of sugar until lightly fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at s time, then add the vanilla. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended.
• Collect the dough into walnut sized balls and roll them in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar for garnishing. Place them on an ungreased baking sheet spaced 2 inches apart and flattened slightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until slightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Enjoy all the hard, loving work you've put into making these delicious cookies!

FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended.
• Collect the dough into walnut sized balls and roll them in the remaining 1/4 cups of sugar for garnishing. Place them on an ungreased baking sheet spaced 2 inches apart and flattened slightly.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before putting them on a wire rack to dry completely.
• That's it! Now enjoy al the hard, loving work you put into making them!

GERMAN SAND COOKIES - HEIDESAND

Steps:

• Beat butter until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
• Measure out just 125 grams of the granulated sugar and add to the butter, mixing well.
• Using a spoon, stir in the ground nuts, the flour, and 1 envelope of vanilla sugar (if you use the mixer now, you may toughen the dough).
• Form dough into two logs and wrap well in waxed paper; let chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 150 C.
• Have ready baking sheets lined with parchment paper (or greased).
• Slice off rounds of dough, about 1 cm thick, and place onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the center of the oven approximately 20 minutes per batch (they will be fairly light in color when ready).
• While the cookies are baking, mix together the remaining 45 grams of granulated sugar and the remaining envelope of vanilla sugar and place in a bowl.
• When you pull the cookies out of the oven,give them a few seconds to cool enough to handle, then gently drop the warm cookies one at a time into the sugar mixture to coat, then let them cool completely.
• They should be covered in the sugar mixture on all sides.

WORLD FAMOUS PARADISE BAKERY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugars and shortening using an electric mixer.
• Mix on slow speed 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl with a spatula.
• Increase speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes.
• Slowly add vanilla and beaten egg while mixing.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl, mixing on slow speed until just blended. Do not overmix.
• Scoop with an ice-cream scoop and roll in sugar.
• Place directly on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with palm of hand.
• Bake at 375° for 9-10 minutes. Cookies are done when small cracks appear and are pale golden. Ideally, the edges do not brown.