Hannahs Sugar Cookies Recipes

SANDY'S SUPER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Beat butter and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla extract. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture on low speed until dough is just-combined.
• Divide dough into 4 portions; refrigerate 3 portions. Roll remaining portion out on a lightly-floured work surface to 1/4-inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut dough into desired shapes and transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly golden at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking process with remaining dough portions.

HANNAH'S BANANAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large microwavable bowl. Stir in the sugar, beaten eggs, baking soda, and salt. Choose bananas that have black freckles on the skin so they are almost over ripe. Mash them until they're smooth (you can do this in a food processor or by hand.) Add the banana puree and mix throughly. Mix in the flour and then the nuts. Cover your bowl and refrigerate it for 4 hours (overnight is fine, too).
• When you're ready to bake, preheat the over to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
• Roll the chilled dough into walnut-sized balls with your hands. (This dough is quite sticky-you can wear plastic gloves if you like, or wet your hands slightly so the dough won't stick to them.) Put 1/2 cup white sugar in a small bowl and roll the balls in it. Place the dough balls on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a sheet. Press them down just a little so they won't roll off when you put them in the oven. Then return your bowl to the refrigerator and let it chill until it's time to roll more.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F., or until they're lightly golden in color. They'll flatten out, all by themselves. Let them cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet and then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

HANNAH'S TOFFEE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in egg yolk.
• Mix flour, salt, and cinnamon; beat into butter mixture.
• Pat thinly into un-greased 15 1/4 x 10 1/4-inch baking pan. Lightly beat egg white and brush over batter. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 25 minutes or until firm to touch.
• Cut into squares while still warm.
• Tips: These cookies are also attractive cut diagonally into diamonds. After cutting, remove them from the pan to cool.

SHIELA'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the 1 cup margarine, shortening, white sugar and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make frosting, combine the 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup margarine and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice in a medium bowl. Mix until smooth, adding milk 1 tablespoon at a time until frosting has reached its desired consistency.

HANNAH'S BEST BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 and place rack in middle of oven. 2. In a large bowl, mix the softened butter, softened cream cheese, white sugar, brown sugar together until they're light and fluffy. 3. Mix in the vanilla and the baking soda. 4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. 5. Add the flour, in 1 cup increments, mixing after each addition. 6. Mix the buttersctoch and white chocolate chips in by hand. 7. Dropped the dough by mounded teaspoonfuls onto an UNGREASED cookie sheet, 12 cookies to a sheet. (Can put parchment paper on the sheet.) 8. Flatten the cookies a bit with the spatula or palm of your hand. 9. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until nicely golden on top. 10. Let the cookies cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.