Decorate these sugar cookies to celebrate Christmas or other occasions, or leave them plain.
Large Picture of These Sugar Cookies

See Also

Butter Cookies with Almonds

Butter Cookies with Chocolate Glaze

Christmas Sand Tarts

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• granulated sugar, colored sugar, or cinnamon sugar
• icing, optional

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 8 minutes

• Total Time: 18 minutes

Preparation

Beat butter and shortening together with an electric mixer. Add sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Beat until well combined, scraping bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla then as much flour as you can with the electric mixer. Stir in the remaining flour. Cover and chill for 1 to 3 hours; working with 1/2 of the dough at a time, cut into desired shapes. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugar, granulated sugar, or cinnamon sugar before baking.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350° for about 8 to 10 minutes, or just until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Ice when cooled, if desired.
Makes about 36 cookies.

Soft Sugar Cookies I
Sugar Cookie Recipe
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies II
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Brown Sugar Nut Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies II
Sugar and Spice Cookies
Soft Sugar Cookies II

Cookie Recipes Index
Sugar Cookie Recipes Index
Candy Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter