Rolled Sugar Cookies
Desserts
Family Recipe

Rolled Sugar Cookies

Bonnie Bench

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Servings

4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of shortening or buttered flavored Crisco
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups of flour
  • 4 tsp. of baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp. of salt
  • 1 tsp. of vanilla
  • 4 tbsp. of cream

Instructions

  1. Cream shortening and sugars together.
  2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
  3. Add cream and vanilla.
  4. Add to creamed mixture.
  5. Mix well and chill for 20 minutes.
  6. Roll out very thin, cut with cookie cutters.
  7. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven for about 10 minutes.
  8. Bake same size of cookie. (Yields about 5 dozen medium-sized cookies.)