Pioneer Sugar Cookies
"Can use 1/3 cup shortening 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup lard instead of just butter From meta givens they said lard makes recipe a keeper"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (42.2 g)
- Calories 136.6
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.7 g
- Cholesterol - 58.9 mg
- Sodium - 145.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 3.5 g
- Calcium - 27 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grease baking sheet lightly.
Step 2
Start oven 10 minutes before baking
Step 3
Set to hot (450 degrees F.)
Step 4
Use a 3-qt mixing bowl and mix with a wooden spoon.
Step 5
Sift flour, measure, resift 4 times with the dry ingredients.
Step 6
Cream butter or combination of shortenings until smooth
Step 7
Add sugar gradually, creaming well.
Step 8
Stir in vanilla, then beat in eggs until fluffy.
Step 9
Add flour mixture alternately with cream in 2 or 3 portions, mixing until smooth after each.
Step 10
Scrape off spoon, remove.
Step 11
Cover bowl and chill in refrigerator an hour or so to firm dough for easier rolling.
Step 12
Remove 1/3 of dough at a time.
Step 13
Roll out on a slightly floured pastry cloth with stockinet-covered rolling pin 1/4-inch thick.
Step 14
Cut out with a 3 1/2-inch cutter.
Step 15
Place on a prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
Step 16
Bake 9 to 10 minutes.
Step 17
Remove at once to cake rack to cool. Store in a tight-covered cookie jar or box with waxed paper between layers.
Step 18
40 cookies.
Tips
No special items needed.