sugar cookies from judy

Name: Sugar Cookies from Judy
Ingredients: 2/3 cup(s) crisco; 1 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 1 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3 cup(s) sifted enriched flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) double-acting backing powder

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Judy Few

Fort Worth, TX

Updated on Aug 8, 2010

From the cookbook "Praise For the Cook" published by Proctor & Gamble, 1959. Literally hundreds of green-frosted Christmas Tree Cookies have been created in my kitchen using this recipe. My mother gave me the book when I was 13 or 14 years old - my first cookbook.

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Ingredients

2/3 cup crisco
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 - eggs
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups sifted enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons double-acting backing powder

How To Make sugar cookies from judy

Step 1

Blend Crisco, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Step 2

Roll 1/8" thick on lightly floured board and cut with cookie cutter.
Step 3

Bake in moderate oven, 375 degrees, on ungreased baking sheets for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 4

Remove from pan immediately and sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Makes 6 to 7 dozen cookies.
Step 5

VARIATIONS: Orange or Lemon Cookies - Use 1 T orange or lemon juice in place of milk and stir in 1 T orange or lemon rind. Spice Sugar Cookies - Add 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon with dry ingredients. Crunchy Cookies - Stir 1 cup very finely chopped nuts into cookie dough.
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