Busters Recipes

My Favorite Sugar Cookies

Original recipe yield: 6 dozen
 
INGREDIENTS
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup egg white (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Mix first 8 ingredients in a large bowl
at medium speed until well mixed.
Shape dough into a ball and wrap with
waxed paper. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours
until easy to handle.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly
grease cookie sheets.
Roll out half of the dough at a time on
a lightly floured surface. Keep the
remaining dough refrigerated. For crisp
cookies, roll paper thin. For softer
cookies, roll 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
With floured cookie cutters, cut dough
into various shapes. Re-roll dough
trimmings and continue to cut shapes.
Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on greased
cookie sheets. To glaze, brush tops of
cookies with heavy or whipping cream or
with an egg white slightly beaten with 1
tablespoon of water.
Sprinkle cookies with your choice of
toppings; bake 8 minutes or until very
light brown. Remove cookies and cool
completely.