Brookes Ultimate Sugar Cookies Recipes

THE ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare an ungreased cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• In a medium or large bowl cream butter with sugar for about 3-4 minutes or until smooth.
• Add in egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat until well combined.
• Add in the creamed ingredients into the flour mixture; blend well.
• Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough into small balls.
• Place the balls onto an ungreased cookie/baking sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand on the cookie sheet for about 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, syrup and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add combined dry ingredients at low speed. Mix until well blended.
• Refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• Roll out dough between two sheets of lightly floured wax paper. Cut out with floured cutter.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 5-9 minutes, depending on size and thickness of cookies. Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets to cool.

ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies. Combine sugar and butter flavor crisco in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs, syrup, and vanilla. Beat until well blended and fluffy.
• Combine 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix until well blended. Divide dough into 4 quarters.
• TIP: If dough is too sticky or too soft to roll: Wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Spread 1 T of flour onto large sheet of waxed paper. Place one-fourth of dough on floured paper. Flatten slightly with hands.
• Turn dough over and cover with another large sheet of waxed paper.
• Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out with floured cutter. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet. Place 2 inches apart.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 for 5-9 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies[bake smaller, thinner cookies closer to 5 minutes; larger cookies closer to 9 minutes].
• Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely, then frost if desired.