This is a family recipe that I love--too much. The cookies are delicate and right between chewy and crispy mmmmm. As written, this makes quite a few cookies. In the video I made for these, I halved the recipe and it still turned out just as great, so feel free to do so :)
Link to my YouTube "making of the recipe" video: https://youtu.be/jK2Y6bjRBFI
Ingredients:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. sugar
1 c. canola or vegetable oil
1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
4 c. flour
sanding/coarse sugar (around 3/4 c.)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream powdered sugar, sugar, oil, and butter together until very well blended (around 3 minutes).
3. Beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon extract.
4. Sift salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and flour together in a bowl. Mix this into batter gradually, adding around a fourth of it at a time.
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use 2 spoons to "drop" cookies onto baking sheet. (These are around 1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter.)
6. Pour some sanding sugar into a small shallow dish/plate. Use the bottom of a flat measuring cup or glass to press into the sugar. It will collect more sugar and more easily after the first few cookies.
7. Using the sugar coated bottom, press cookies gently to flatten; thickness should be around 1/4 inch.
8. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. They should look slightly puffy and "set", with slightly golden brown edges (depends on your baking sheet--but do not overbake!)
9. Let cookies cool on baking sheet on cooling rack for at least 3 minutes, then slide parchment off with cookies onto rack to cool a few minutes more.
10. Remove from parchment paper to finish cooling completely.
11. Enjoy lots!
Ingredients:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. sugar
1 c. canola or vegetable oil
1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
4 c. flour
sanding/coarse sugar (around 3/4 c.)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream powdered sugar, sugar, oil, and butter together until very well blended (around 3 minutes).
3. Beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon extract.
4. Sift salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and flour together in a bowl. Mix this into batter gradually, adding around a fourth of it at a time.
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use 2 spoons to "drop" cookies onto baking sheet. (These are around 1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter.)
6. Pour some sanding sugar into a small shallow dish/plate. Use the bottom of a flat measuring cup or glass to press into the sugar. It will collect more sugar and more easily after the first few cookies.
7. Using the sugar coated bottom, press cookies gently to flatten; thickness should be around 1/4 inch.
8. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. They should look slightly puffy and "set", with slightly golden brown edges (depends on your baking sheet--but do not overbake!)
9. Let cookies cool on baking sheet on cooling rack for at least 3 minutes, then slide parchment off with cookies onto rack to cool a few minutes more.
10. Remove from parchment paper to finish cooling completely.
11. Enjoy lots!
I love sugar cookies and I think these are my favorite, very simple to make.
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