Nana's Soft and Tasty Sugar Cookies

By Deneece Gursky
@Smokeygirlxo

My Nana made these every year for Christmas and Easter too. They are one of my favorite cookies. A tasty little sugar cookie thats soft instead of hard and crunchy. The icing adds to the amazing texture and I can never ever eat just one.

Try adding almond extract to the cookie and/or icing or anise extract to the cookie and/or icing

I generally just use the vanilla since I also make my Aunt Elaines Ricoota cookies and they are anise flavored (my fave flavor)

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Ingredients

: 1/2 c shortening
: 1 c sugar
: 2 eggs
: 1/2 c sour creme
: 1 t vanilla
: 3 c flour
: 1/4 t salt
: 1/2 t baking soda
: 1 1/2 t baking powder
: sprinkles and/or colored icing to decorate

How to Make Nana's Soft and Tasty Sugar Cookies

Step-by-Step

1Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with electric mixer
2Add in eggs, vanilla and sour creme and beat together
3In a seperate medium size bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
4Add flour mix to the wet mix and beat on low speed until just blended
5Form dough into balls slightly under an inch round. Roll in colored sugar or sprinkles and put balls on ungreased cookies sheet
6Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes, just until they are set. (they may look like they are not dont to you but thats ok)
7Leave cookies on the cookie sheets for another 10 minutes outside of oven (this will allow them to finish baking)
8Remove from cookie sheets and drizzle with icing if desired