GRANDMA LYNN'S SUGAR COOKIES
Grandma Lynn's sugar cookies were one of Jeffrey's favorite memories from her. It's a simple sugar cookie that will sweeten up coffee or tea. They are delicious just the way they are. They are great when frosted too!
Ingredients
- 1 cp granulated sugar
- 1 cp shortening lard or margerine work too
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 5 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 1/2 cps all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.To make your dough, start with your dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, combine the baking soda, salt and all-purpose flour. Set aside.In another mixing bowl, with a mixer (if you have a KitchenAid mixer, use that here), mix together the wet ingredients- granulated sugar, shortening, vanilla, eggs and milk. Once it's combined, start slowly adding in the dry ingredients. Once you've combined everything, you will have your dough. This dough is on the crumbly side, so don't be alarmed!Take your hands and start kneading the dough to better form it. Once you've done that, place it on a floured surface and begin rolling it out. Roll it out until it's about 1/4 inch thick. Take your cookie cutters and start making your cookies! Place them on a the prepared baking sheets until they are full. These cookies don't expand too much, so you can pack quite a few on the baking sheet.Once you've filled your baking sheet with the cookies, place them in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Or until slightly golden around the edges. While the first batch is baking, continue filling up your second baking sheet with cookies. When the first batch is done, place the second batch in the oven.Let cool for 3-5 minutes and then place on a cooling rack.Serve warm with a nice glass of milk or even some coffee or tea would be delicious!