Best Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream butter to consistency of mayonnaise. Add sugar gradually, while continuing to cream.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoons or tablespoons depending on the size cookie you want. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the tops of the cookies. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

TATE'S BAKE SHOP OLD-FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two cookie sheets or line them with Silpat.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla and egg.
• Mix, scrape it down the sides of the bowl, and mix it again.
• Add the sour cream and mix it until it is combined.
• Add the flour mixture and mix it until it is combined.
• Drop the cookies onto the prepared cookie sheets 3 inches apart (they do spread).
• Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until they are light brown.
• Cool them on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes, and remove them to wire cooling racks to cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream together shortening, sugar and brown sugar.
• Mix in egg.
• Mix in buttermilk and vanilla.
• Combine the dry ingredients.
• Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Chill dough for 1 hour.
• Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2" apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of cookie dough.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.

OLD FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, or bowl of a standing mixer, combine the sugars, eggs, shortening, and vanilla.
• Beat for 2 minutes, making sure to scrape the bowl.
• In a separate bowl, gently whisk together the baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and flour.
• Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture in 3 increments, alternating with the buttermilk.
• Beat just until completely mixed together.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
• Using a 2 inch scoop, drop the dough onto a parchment covered cookie sheet. The scoops should be scant, and not over-filled.
• Carefully sprinkle sugar on each cookie dough scoop.
• Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. The cookies will crack on top. Test with a toothpick to make sure the middle is done.
• Let cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Remove to a cooling rack.
• Store cookies in an airtight container.