Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookie/Teacakes

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This recipe makes soft, fat sugar cookies. Great big ones too.

3 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 10 minutes

321 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

4 1/2	cups	flour, all-purpose
2	teaspoons	baking powder
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	nutmeg
1 1/2	cups	vegetable shortening	(crisco)
2	cups	sugar
2	large	eggs
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1/2	teaspoon	lemon extract
1	cup	buttermilk

Directions

Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and nutmeg.

In a large bowl beat shortening for 30 seconds.

Add sugar and beat till fluffy.

Add eggs, vanilla and lemon extract beat well.

Add flour mixture, beating till well mixed.

Divide in half.

Cover and chill 3 hours or till easy to handle.

For large cookies, roll dough 1/2 inch thick.

Cut into rounds with a 3 inch cookie cutter.

For small cookies, roll dough 3/8 thick and cut into rounds with a 2 inch cookie cutter.

Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Sprinkle with addition sugar(colored red and green sugar is nice for xmas time).

Bake in a 375 oven for 10 to 12 mins.

Remove and cool. Makes 24 large or 48 small cookies.

The large are the best it looks like a nice big sugar cookie.

Reviews

you seem to have left out when to incorporate the buttermilk. I made these tonight and the batter is very soft like cake batter. The cookies came out ok. soft
over 2 years ago by ikwanacookman

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 110g

Amount per Serving

Calories 321 4% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.0g	2%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	2%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 36mg	12%
Sodium 178mg	7%
Total Carbohydrate 70.0g	23%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	5%
Sugars 35.0g
Protein 7.0g	13%