Mom’s Sugar Cookies
Description: These are undoubtably the BEST sugar cookies I have ever had! They are crispy and perfectly sweet. You may decorate them with colored sugars for the holidays.
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 42 minutes
Recipe Category: Dessert
Keywords: Cookie & Brownie, Christmas, < 60 Mins
Aggregated Rating: 4 stars
Review Count: 5 reviews
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 100.7
- Fat Content: 5.8g
- Saturated Fat Content: 2.1g
- Cholesterol Content: 12.7mg
- Sodium Content: 45.9mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 11.1g
- Fiber Content: 0.2g
- Sugar Content: 4.5g
- Protein Content: 1.1g
Recipe Yield: 72-84 cookies
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | White sugar |
| 1 | Butter |
| 1/4 | Salt |
| 2 | Eggs |
| 1 | Vanilla |
| 2 | Baking soda |
| 1 | Cream of tartar |
| 1 | Flour |
| 5 | Sugar |
Instructions:
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Cream together sugars, butter, and salt until fluffy.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, white sugar, butter, and salt. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream the ingredients together until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
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Add remaining ingredients.
Once the sugars and butter are creamed together, add the eggs, vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar, and flour to the mixture.
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Mix well.
Mix the ingredients together until a smooth dough forms. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are fully incorporated.
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Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Preheat your oven to 350Β°F (175Β°C) in preparation for baking the cookies.
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Roll 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball.
Take 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it between your palms to form a ball. Repeat this process until all the dough is used up, placing each ball onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
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Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Arrange the dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading while baking.
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Flatten with a sugared glass bottom.
Take a glass with a flat bottom and dip it into sugar. Gently press the sugared glass bottom onto each dough ball to flatten it into a disc shape. Repeat this process for each cookie, re-sugaring the glass bottom as needed to prevent sticking.
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Bake for 12-14 minutes – do not brown.
Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden brown. Be careful not to overbake; the cookies should remain soft and not browned.
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Cool and Enjoy!
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cooled, decorate with colored sugars if desired, and enjoy these delicious Mom’s Sugar Cookies with a glass of milk or hot cocoa! πͺπ₯
