Sugar Cookies
This is the perfect, basic cookie dough recipe for decorating cookies for any holiday!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Whip until creamy.
- Stir in dry ingredients until well mixed.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour. (This will stop the cookie dough from spreading too much when cooking and will help keep it's shape better.)
- Roll out on floured surface to about ¼ inch thick. Cut out cookies and place onto cookie sheet with spatula. *Cookie sheet does not need to be sprayed. Can use parchment of sheet liner.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove cookies to rack to cool before decorating.