SUPER SOFT SUGAR COOKIES!
(making about 3-4 Dozen depending on thickness and size of cookie shape)
Around the Holidays I love to make sugar cookies. Last night Talia and I Made these again and I realized that I have not yet posted them here on my blog. I hope you enjoy these as much as my family and I do.
The Cookie-
1 cup sour cream
2 cups Sugar
2/3 Cup Crisco Shortening
1/3 Cup Butter Softened
4 Eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla
6 Cups Flour (set aside 2 extra cups for later use in rolling your dough)
3 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Salt
Preheat Oven to 360 degrees F. Combine SOur cream, Sugar, Shorening, butter, eggs and Vanilla. Mix Well.
Slowly add the following while mixing until everything is mixed together. Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Flour. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Lightly flour your counter or table and kneed your dough 3 or 4 times to mix in a little bit of the flour. Sprinkle more flour on the counter as needed. You are going to now roll out your dough. I like to divide my dough in half to easier handling. Once rolled out use those fun cookie cutter shapes and enjoy this time with the kids.
Place your cookies on a cookie sheet and depending on the darkness of your sheet as well as the thickness of your cookies you will bake the cookies for 6-8 minutes. They will look cooked but not browned in anyway. Pull the cookies out from the oven and allow them to chill on the cookie sheet for another 2 minutes before putting them on a cooling rack. (this allows they to finish baking on the tray without crisping the edges. I love my cookies SOFT)
For icing these deliciously soft cookies, I like to use the following recipe.
1/2 Cup Crisco Shortening
1/2 Cup Butter Softened
1 Tsp Vanilla
Mix together well
Add in slowly 4 Cups of Powder Sugar.
Once they are all mixed it will be crumbly. Add 1-3 TBLS Canned Evaporated milk. (or whole milk if you desire) adding this 1 TBLS at a time. Only add enough milk to make the frosting smooth and fluffy.
Add some color as desired. Spread and ENJOY! Don't forget that Glass of milk when you sit down to enjoy these deliciously soft cookies!
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