It's the most wonderful time of the year, and if you ask me, the reason is that you can eat cookies all season and not feel at all guilty. At least, I don't. I know that I will be making at least a dozen different cookies this Christmas and I am starting with this very easy sugar cookie recipe. I made this cookie for the first time two weeks ago and I got so many compliments and requests for the recipe, I decided that this should be the first for my Christmas cookie series.
These cookies are soft and chewy and the reason why is the shortening that I substitute in for butter. I love the way that butter tastes, don't get me wrong, there is no substitute for that, but what I don't like is a thin, crusty cookie, which is what using all butter will give me. I got this recipe from Pinterest and if you would like the original recipe, you can find it pinned to the Cookies board at My Mama's Cheap on Pinterest. It is a delightfully delicious cookie!
This easy cookie dough can be put together in minutes, in fact, I was able to make four dozen cookies in a little less than an hour. In addition, my seven year old daughter can easily make this recipe, it is just that simple!
I'm sorry for the lack of pictures lately! I find taking them and posting them to be extremely time consuming, and right now, I just don't have time to post pictures for everything that I want to share. Please bare with me...some recipes will have complete picture tutorials, and the simple ones, like this, will be without. Hopefully this will give me more time to post and share ideas with you every day.
Thank you for stopping by!
Drop Sugar Cookies- Makes 3-4 dozen
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup of sugar in a shallow dish (for rolling cookies)
Directions- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the shortening until whipped and smooth. Add the sugar and cream until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and cream until thoroughly mixed. Add the vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Mix well, scrapping the sides as you go. Add the flour, in one cup increments, and stir until completely combined.
2. Using a teaspoon, roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll the balls through the shallow dish of sugar and place them approximately 2 inches apartment on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden and the top is cracked. Pull from the oven and allow to sit on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
These cookies are perfect shared with coffee and great friends!
Happy Holiday Season!
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