Simple Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Simple Sugar Cookies

By: Tiffany Clinton 
"One of the simplest sugar cookies ever! When baked, they are delicious and it's hard to keep them in the cookie jar for long...because everyone eats them too quickly."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (15)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
  2. Mix sugar, shortening, egg, honey, and lemon extract.
  3. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
  4. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut into desired shapes. Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. Cool and decorate.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 160 | Total Fat: 4.3g | Cholesterol: 12mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2006 by PacificKat   view full review
Not a sweet dough, it makes a good cookie for icing/decorating. Dough was dry and hard to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2003 by JRTLOVR3   view full review
I had to use wheat flour, but they were great anyhow! Hillary
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2002 by SHAWN MULLIGAN Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I don't know if I did something wrong or what, but the dough was so gooey, we couldn't roll...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2010 by HWaldron   view full review
I've used this recipe for many years and love it. The only thing I do is cut back a little on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2003 by LEE-ANNERW   view full review
This is a great recipe, quick, easy and fun! Try it with white icing.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2003 by DIANNE DELL   view full review
I decorated my cookies with vanilla frosting, so I substituted the lemon extract with vanilla....
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2003 by delishuss   view full review
im sorry. i dont know what in the world i did wrong, because whatever it is i mustve done...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2002 by MIGRANT PROGRAMMER   view full review
We had to use a lot more flour than the recipe said, otherwise it would have been too sticky...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2012 by IlianaOV   view full review
OMG!! it was so good! but instead of shortening we used butter and instead of lemon extract we...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2011 by Seastar   view full review
nice and easy! i used coconut flavoring instead of lemon and tossed in some coconut as well. ...

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