Sugar Cookies Like You Remember
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/4 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)
3/4 cup buttermilk
Canned white frosting (optional)
Red and green paste food coloring (optional)
Recipe
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg.
In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening 30 seconds.
Add the 2 cups sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add eggs, vanilla, and lemon extract, if you like; beat well.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to shortening mixture, beating until mixed.
Divide in half.
Cover; chill at least 3 hours for easy handling.
For the small cookies, roll dough 3/8-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes with a 2-inch cutter.
For the large cookies, roll dough 1/2-inch thick.
Cut into desired shapes using a 3-inch cutter.
Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with sugar, if you like
Bake in a 375 degree F oven 8 to 10 minutes for small cookies or 10 to 12 minutes for large cookies.
Remove; cool on a wire rack.
Mix frosting and color, if you like.
Frost and decorate as desired.
Comments:
Do NOT double this, makes enough as it is and is hard to manage doubled.
Makes 48 small or 24 large cookies
Prep: 30 minutes
Chill: 3 hours
Bake: 8 minutes per batch
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