softest sugar cookie recipe

Name: Softest sugar cookie recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup(s) shortening; 2/3 cup(s) butter; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3 1/2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/3 cup(s) sugar for decoration

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Diana Taylor

Ellettsville, IN

Updated on Oct 28, 2013

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 - eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar for decoration

How To Make softest sugar cookie recipe

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes in oven until bottom is light brown.
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