Best Ever Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Categories: American, Cookie, Dessert

Submitted By: The Spice House.

Best Ever Sugar Cookies Notes

We aquired this recipe from one of our Milwaukee customers.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Preparation Instructions

Cream the butter and shortening together with a mixer. Then mix the sugar and eggs in with the butter mixture. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cream of tartar and baking soda. Slowly add the sifted flour mixture into the butter mixture. Blend in extracts. Roll in small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

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Cream of Tartar
Very Fine Powder, in a glass jar
1/2 cup shaker jar, net wt. 4 oz.
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Madagascar "Bourbon Islands" Pure Single-Strength Vanilla Extract
Pure Extract
4 fluid oz.
$8.49
Lemon Extract
Pure Extract
4 oz.
$5.79
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Jeannette M. Said:

These cookies were a hit among friends and family. I added an extra teaspoon of lemon extract next batch though to give it more of a lemon flavor.

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Make it Again? Jeannette M. would make this recipe again.