The Best Sugar Cookies

This is my Grams recipe for sugar cookies — these melt in your mouth and are just wonderful. 

I would not use these for icing/decorating style cookies – there are other recipes better suited for decorating — this contains too much oil/butter, and really won’t hold up well with heavy icings.  Just a sprinkle of sugar, before baking, or some powdered sugar very lightly sprinkled over top after they have completely cooled if you must.  I almost never add anything to these. 

I’ve changed out the vanilla for almond flavoring, and pressed a sliced almond into the cookie before baking and had good success with it as well.

Enjoy!

The Best Sugar Cookies

(aka Grams Sugar Cookies)

1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Cup Softened Butter
1 Cup Cooking Oil
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cream of Tarter
1 tsp Vanilla

Cream the sugars, butter and oil until light and fluffy.  Add in the eggs and vanilla, and mix well.  In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cream of tarter.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until combined.

You can spoon these onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet, and flatten.  Bake at 375, for 10-12 minutes.

OR

You can chill these 2-3 hours, and roll out, and use as for cutouts. Bake as above.

You can sprinkle these with a light coating of powdered sugar once completely cooled.

These keep about 1 week, in a tightly covered container.

My notes:

Gram used Lard, but I use softened butter.

I like these as cutouts, so I lay the dough on a piece of saran wrap, flatten, lay another piece of saran wrap on top and roll out.  I then chill for at least an hour before cutouts are made.  Repeat the process once the dough has softened.

Also, I make this in large batches (4-5 batches), lay out as above with the saran wrap in small batches, and freeze.  Let dough thaw in the refrigerator before using.

Also, I have made this as a ‘slicing log’ — i.e….. I’ve rolled it up into a log shape, refrigerated and sliced and baked.  This also freezes well.

I like these cookies a little on the ‘thick’ side.

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