Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

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"These soft cookies are always a hit, so I often stir up a big batch," writes Coleen Walter of Bancroft, Michigan. "I usually add food coloring to the frosting to coordinate with the current holiday."

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Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 36 Servings
30 10 40

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water
  • Food coloring, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For frosting, in a large bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies. Yield: about 6 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: 2 cookies equals 142 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 102 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Soft Sugar Cookies in Quick Cooking March/April 2001, p45

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(11-13) of 13 reviews

Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2008 by keverwann

I found this recipe only made 4 dozen cookies dished out with a teaspoon. But, those 4 dozen were yummy.

Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2008 by hylander@mts.net

very good

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2008 by KimBurns

I bake cookies all of the time - these were the best soft sugar cookies I've ever made.

My guests all commented that they were very good cookies. The recipe was easy to follow quick to make. Thank-you Taste of Home for another great recipe.

 
 

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