Camille gave me this recipe after I was first married. She combined Mom’s sugar cookie recipe with her in-laws recipe and came up with this! It is so good and they are my favorite because they are so soft and aren’t dry at all!
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Delicious Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe
These soft sugar cookies are great for any holiday. Use cookie cutters for any shape and frost when cooled.
Serving
Ingredients
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup shortening
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Soften butter, shortening and sour cream then mix well.
- Add eggs, sugar and mix well. Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla and milk and mix well.
- Add flour and mix again. Roll our dough to about ¼ inch thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
- If the cookies turn a golden color that is too long!!! Check them at 6 minutes and go from there!
Nutrition
Calories: 200 kcal · Carbohydrates: 27 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 25 mg · Sodium: 154 mg · Potassium: 36 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 11 g · Vitamin A: 157 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 22 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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these turned out beautiful especially with cookie frosting
this recipe is a keeper!