Soft Sugar Cookies

Name: Soft Sugar Cookies
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1 cup (230 g) shortening or butter; Vanilla, to taste; 1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar; 1 pinch of salt; 2 tsp (10 g) baking powder; 2–3 cups (250–375 g) flour

This recipe for sugar cookies has been running with the Gilbert women of Ontario, Canada for more than 100 years.

20 min

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup (230 g) shortening or butter
Vanilla, to taste
1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar
1 pinch of salt
2 tsp (10 g) baking powder
2–3 cups (250–375 g) flour

Steps

In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly to break the yolks as one would for scrambled eggs, then mix in the shortening. If using butter, soften it slightly beforehand by heating it a little. The shortening/egg mixture should be loose.
Mix in the sugar, then add the salt to the liquid mixture.
Add the baking powder, then slowly add the flour as needed to reach a proper doughy state (in essence, able to be shaped without sticking to one's hands too much). You may not need all of the flour, or you may even need a little more based on your eggs and how closely you measured.
Make balls and place onto a greased or parchment-lined pan then into an oven heated to 175°C (350°F), and let bake for between 15–20 minutes.

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Adapted from “Soft Sugar Cookies” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.