grandma millers sugar cookies

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74 Pinches
Elizabethtown, PA
Updated on Nov 28, 2012

This recipe was passed down from my Great GrandMother to my Grandmother to my Mother to me and now to my daughter. It's my favorite soft sugar cookie, I hope you like it.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method ---
yield 5 doz

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 - eggs
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make grandma millers sugar cookies

  • Step 1
    To quickly sour milk add 1 Tbsp of vinegar into your cup of milk and let stand for 5 min.
  • Step 2
    Cream together sugar, eggs and shortening.
  • Step 3
    In a seperate bowl blend flour, baking soda, cream of tartar
  • Step 4
    Slowly add flour mixture and milk to the creamed sugar mixture until well blended.
  • Step 5
    Add vanilla and blend well
  • Step 6
    Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Add sprinkles if desired.
  • Step 7
    Bake in 350 deg oven for 8-10 min.

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Category: Cookies
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