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Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Sharon Gerstman

"Delicious and easy drop sugar cookie!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 25 stars. This recipe average a 4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  30 Min
Original recipe yield 4 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
  2. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
  4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2003 by AnnaG
These cookies puff up almost like little cakes. They are soft and fluffy and very good. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2002 by JUDY18
This is the BEST! The bakery in my local grocery store used to make a cookie like this but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2002 by Rob
These cookies are light and fluffy,and hard to keep in the cookie jar. They seem to keep soft... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2006 by VIENOTA
Very good! I used real butter and added 1/4 tsp Cream of tarter. They are very cake like! Make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2005 by FOODWIZ
Perfect! I was looking for a soft, cake-like sugar cookie for the kids (like you find at the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2004 by newcook
I was out of every kind of milk except sweetened condensed milk, so I added half that/half... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2003 by Gayle
These cookies taste more like little cakes than cookies. The flavor is good, but they did not... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2002 by ROBERTA7133
I love these cookies! They are light and fluffy and are great with icing! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2008 by LESLIESAMI
We love this quick and easy soft, sweet cookie recipe. Yes they are like little cakes and that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2007 by Rachel
This is over all a very good and easy cookie. They are not too sweet, and would work well... MORE

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