Mom's Sugar Cookies

14 Reviews

“These cookies are great rolled out or you can put them through the bar cookie disc of a cookie press to make thin cookies. (Using a cookie press is much faster than rolling them out.)” - by Sally

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients 3 times; combine thoroughly with egg mixture. Add vanilla.
Roll in waxed paper and store in refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Roll out dough very thin on well-floured board; cut with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheets for 6 - 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (30 total)

Calories
182 cal
9%

Fat
6.8 g
10%

Carbs
27.8 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (14)

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LORINDA JEAN TUBB

Jul. 15, 2003

"instead of rolling them flat, to save time I rolled them into small balls. They came out wonderfully and easy to decorate with a frosting or in my case I used almond bark chocolate which I already ha..." See mored at the house they tasted great!"

ZIGGEY

Dec. 23, 2003

"I thought these cookies where great and they stayed fresh for at least three days now in a zip lock bag. We used a cookie press and refrigerated the dough overnight before we baked worked out grea..." See moret this recipe is going down in my top favorites Thanks Again"