Moms Sugar Cookies Food

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
• Add 1 cup flour, soda, salt, and baking powder.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with remaining 4 cups flour.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll onto lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake on ungreased cookies sheets at 400°F for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn light golden brown.
• Cool and frost with favorite frosting.

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugar, shortening and eggs in large mixing bowl. Mix in other ingredients-add flour a little at a time, using wooden spoon if mix gets too thick for electric mixer. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use plenty of flour to roll out dough about 1/4 in thick; cut with assorted cookie cutters. Bake for 10-12 min or until cookies are just lightly brown on bottom.
• Frosting: Melt butter in microwave; add milk and vanilla and stir.
• Place powdered sugar in separate containers. Add a little milk mixture and stir until frosting reaches desired consistency. Use food coloring and assorted sprinkles to frost/decorate cookies as desired.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional sugar. Place on greased baking sheets; flatten with a glass. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MOM'S CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter & sugar.
• Mix in egg.
• Mix in flour, cream of tartar & baking soda till well combined.
• Drop tablespoon size balls in sugar, roll to coat.
• Place 12 cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet, do not flatten.
• Bake at 350 for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Slide parchment with cookies onto wire rack to cool.
• Store in airtight container.

MOM'S NUTMEG SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Let the butter and eggs come to room temperature.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a standing mixer. You want a nice light yellow fluffy mixture. Add eggs and mix well after each egg.
• In another bowl combine the dry ingredients. Add it to the butter/sugar/egg mixture alternating with the sour milk. Refrigerate the dough until its stiff.
• I left mine over night but a couple of hours would probably be ok.
• Roll the cookies out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch. Cut out with decorative shapes.
• Bake at 350'F for 10 minutes.
• DO NOT OVER BAKE.
• You can frost these once they are cool, or sprinkle them with sugar before you bake them.
• This makes a lot of cookies, so share them with your friends and family.
• Make sure the cookies are totally cooled before putting them in a tin.
• Bon Appetit.

MOM'S AMISH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray cookie sheets with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix shortening, sugar, and egg in a large bowl until well blended; add the flour and mix well.
• Then add the baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond flavoring; mix well.
• Roll cookie dough in colored sugar and than form into a ball.
• Put the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten out just a little bit.
• Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
• Let them sit for a minute on the cookie sheet once done and then transfer them to a cookie rack.