Best Moms Sugar Cookies Recipes

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugar, shortening and eggs in large mixing bowl. Mix in other ingredients-add flour a little at a time, using wooden spoon if mix gets too thick for electric mixer. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use plenty of flour to roll out dough about 1/4 in thick; cut with assorted cookie cutters. Bake for 10-12 min or until cookies are just lightly brown on bottom.
• Frosting: Melt butter in microwave; add milk and vanilla and stir.
• Place powdered sugar in separate containers. Add a little milk mixture and stir until frosting reaches desired consistency. Use food coloring and assorted sprinkles to frost/decorate cookies as desired.

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
• Add 1 cup flour, soda, salt, and baking powder.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with remaining 4 cups flour.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll onto lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake on ungreased cookies sheets at 400°F for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn light golden brown.
• Cool and frost with favorite frosting.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional sugar. Place on greased baking sheets; flatten with a glass. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES

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.

MOM'S AMISH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray cookie sheets with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix shortening, sugar, and egg in a large bowl until well blended; add the flour and mix well.
• Then add the baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond flavoring; mix well.
• Roll cookie dough in colored sugar and than form into a ball.
• Put the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten out just a little bit.
• Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
• Let them sit for a minute on the cookie sheet once done and then transfer them to a cookie rack.