Grannys Sugar Cookies Recipes

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream together margarine, sugar, oil, eggs, powdered sugar.
• Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
• Add sifted, dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet.
• Flatten each cookie with a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake until slightly browned, about 9 to 11 minutes depending on your oven.
• Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring to cooling rack.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream together the margarine with the sugar and powdered sugar until well blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, until combined, then beat in the vanilla. Add the oil and flour mixture, one-fourth of each at a time, until combined to form a dough. Cover and refrigerate the dough until well-chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Take a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on a cookie sheet and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar to flatten the cookie. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
• Bake the cookies until set and lightly colored on the edges, about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

GRANNY'S SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, corn syrup, orange zest and cold water. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Decorate as desired. Bake until lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

GRANNY'S FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and butter well in large bowl until well blended and creamy.
• Add in flour slowly, beating well after each addition. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and wrap well in cellophane. Store in fridge overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Roll out dough balls flat and place a 1/2 teaspoon full of the jam in the center. Fold sides over and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes until brown and the jam starts to bubble hard. Cool for 3 minutes and place on cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
• Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
• On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir together dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture until completely blended.
• Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut with various shaped cookie cutters dipped in flour.
• Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Frosting: Mix together sugar, butter, vanilla and milk until desired degree of spreading consistency; add milk if you want thinner frosting.
• Add food coloring to obtain desired color.
• Spread frosting over cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Blend in egg.
• Sift together salt, baking powder, and flour.
• Add to mixture.
• Blend vanilla into mixture.
• Chill dough.
• Roll dough to thickness desired, and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.
• Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet in 400°F preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Divide dough in two parts.
• Chill 1 to 2 hours for easy handling.
• Roll dough, one part at a time, (keep 2nd cold till ready to roll) to 1/8-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
• Transfer to cookie sheet.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Frost if desired.