sugar cookies

(2 RATINGS)
90 Pinches
Terre Haute, IN
Updated on Jan 26, 2013

This recipe has been in our family about 70 years. It is the best sugar cookie I've ever tasted! The cook time is 8 to 12 minutes depending on how chewy or crispy you like them.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake
yield 10 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (oleo) softened
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 - eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
  • 1 teaspoon salt

How To Make sugar cookies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350
  • Step 2
    Throughly cream vegetable oil, butter and both sugars. Add vanilla and eggs.
  • Step 3
    Sift dry ingredients. Stir in and blend. (I use my stand mixer on low for 30 seconds, then on medium speed just until mixed together).
  • Step 4
    Roll a teaspoon of soft dough into a ball. Roll ball in granulated sugar. (I color or buy the sugar depending on the holiday or time of year).
  • Step 5
    Press down on a lightly greased cookie sheet with a glass tumbler (use the bottom greased with a little dough), then dip the tumbler in granulated sugar.

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Category: Cookies
Method: Bake

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