Grandmas Soft White Cookies Recipe 465

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
• Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
• On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

MENNONITE SOFT WHITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar together.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir flour mixture, alternately with the buttermilk, into the creamed mixture, until it forms a soft ball. Add extra flour if necessary.
• Cover and chill in the fridge for about 1 hour.
• Roll out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness, cut into circles or desired shapes and place on cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375 degrees F. for 9 minute.
• Mix all icing ingredients until mixture is of spreading consistency. Make sure butter/margarine is softened before using. You can also add food colouring if desired!
• When cookies are cool, ice with icing.
• Sprinkle coconut on tops as desired.

GRANDMA'S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar; add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
• Drop by heaping teaspoon approx 3" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten with bottom of glass moistened with water and dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 400°F for 6-10 minutes or just until lightly golden.

OLD-FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream together shortening, sugar and brown sugar.
• Mix in egg.
• Mix in buttermilk and vanilla.
• Combine the dry ingredients.
• Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Chill dough for 1 hour.
• Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2" apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of cookie dough.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.

GRANDMA`S SOFT WHITE COOKIES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda. Stir in half the buttermilk mixture. Combine flour, nutmeg, salt and baking powder. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mixture. Dough will be tender. With a rolling pin, roll dough to 1/2-inch thick, using generous amounts of flour. Cut out cookies with a round cookie cutter. Bake on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes (I baked mine 12 minutes and they were super soft) at 350 degrees. Do Not Overbake. The cookies should be soft. Cool completely and spread with pink icing.