Mom's Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Mom's Sugar Cookies

By: Sally 
"These cookies are great rolled out or you can put them through the bar cookie disc of a cookie press to make thin cookies. (Using a cookie press is much faster than rolling them out.)"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 5 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients 3 times; combine thoroughly with egg mixture. Add vanilla.
  2. Roll in waxed paper and store in refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  4. Roll out dough very thin on well-floured board; cut with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheets for 6 - 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 182 | Total Fat: 6.8g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2003 by LORINDA JEAN TUBB   view full review
instead of rolling them flat, to save time I rolled them into small balls. They came out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by ZIGGEY   view full review
I thought these cookies where great and they stayed fresh for at least three days now in a zip...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by TOTONOZ99   view full review
Yummmm! I loved these cookies!! Everyone keeps asking me for the recipe. Thank you!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by RIETZET   view full review
Not bad, but i found the dough to be very hard to work with.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2005 by MZLUCKY   view full review
Tasted just like my grandmas sugar cookies!!!! MMMMMMM!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2008 by joelandstaci   view full review
These tasted great, but the dough was really sticky. It took a lot of flour to make this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2004 by JUSTJANUARY   view full review
I made these cookies, and cooked them about 25 degrees below the recommended temperature. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by Paula   view full review
These turned out well. They didn't stay very soft after a day or two, but were still good.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2009 by stephensdemise   view full review
awesome!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2003 by SPEEDYTWEETY   view full review
Very easy to make. The whole family loved them. This is a keeper.

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