soft christmas sugar cookies
These cookies are very special to me as my grandmother gave me the recipe in 1974. She would have been 101 years old this year. Grandma used to give these cookies as Christmas gifts to all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She would begin baking in November and freeze them in order to have enough ready for Christmas.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These sugar cookies really are the perfect cookie for the holidays. They puff up a little while baking, almost like a cake. Buttermilk gives the cookie a different texture and flavor than other sugar cookies. The cookie itself isn't overly sweet and is delicious on its own, but we topped some with sugar and others with this easy homemade buttercream recipe. Both options were good, so it just depends on how sweet you want the sugar cookies. Simply delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 1/8 cups Crisco (do not substitute) - recipe says a "good" cup
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (may need up to 4 cups), plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
How To Make soft christmas sugar cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add the shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla to a large bowl. Beat together with a mixer. -
Step 2In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
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Step 3Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk (a little at a time) to the creamed sugar mixture until completely mixed. The dough will be fairly sticky.
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Step 4Generously flour a board. Scoop out smaller portions of the dough.
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Step 5Pat the dough out with your hand to a 1/4-1/2-inch thickness.
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Step 6Flour a cookie cutter, cut, and place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. (I use a round jelly glass to cut out the cookies.)
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Step 7Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake. Let cool a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Step 8NOTE: You can decorate with colored sugars or sprinkles, place a nut or raisin in the center of the cookie before baking, or frost after cooling.
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