Taste of Home
Crisp Sugar Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 8 dozen.
My grandmother always had sugar cookies in her pantry, and we grandchildren would empty that big jar quickly because they were the best! I now regularly bake these wonderful cookies to share with friends. —Evelyn Poteet, Hancock, Maryland
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup 2% milk
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Cover and refrigerate 15-30 minutes or until easy to handle.
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2.
Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes using a 2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
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3.
Bake 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 117 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 105mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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