Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping
Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

drop sugar cookies

(1 rating)
K80Rie avatar
Recipe by
Kathy Lochner
@K80Rie
Herscher, IL

I make these cookies whenever I don't feel like dealing with the hassles of cut-out cookies.

►
(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 12 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For drop sugar cookies

  • 2 1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 c
    softened margarine
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable shortening
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 2 Tbsp
    milk
  • colored sugar

How To Make drop sugar cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift dry ingredients together.
  • 2
    Cream the margarine, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract.
  • 3
    Beat in dry ingredients until smooth.
  • 4
    Blend in milk.
  • 5
    Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Dip the bottom of a glass in the colored sugar.
  • 6
    Use the glass to press the cookie dough slightly and coat the top of the cookie with the colored sugar.
  • 7
    Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  • 8
    Store cookies in a sealed container.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT