Softest sugar cookie recipe

Name: Softest sugar cookie recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 1/2 dozen
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 c shortening; 2/3 c butter; 1 1/2 c sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 3 1/2 c flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1/3 c sugar for decoration

By Diana Taylor
@dianaleetaylor

Got to try these.....

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Serves:

4 1/2 dozen

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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2/3 c

shortening
2/3 c

butter
1 1/2 c

sugar
2

eggs
2 tsp

vanilla
3 1/2 c

flour
2 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

salt
1/3 c

sugar for decoration

How to Make Softest sugar cookie recipe

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl cream together butter, shortening, and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into creamed mixture until dough comes together. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in sugar. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet about two inches apart.
Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes in oven until bottom is light brown.

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