tina's best sugar cookies ever made

Recipe by
Tina Swain
Beaver Dam, WI

This is a rich and short cookie. A family favorite for sure. It makes a lot of cookies and trust me, we go through them at Christmas and still have cookies to give for gifts. The recipe can easily be halved if you only want 10 dozen or divided by 4 if you want even less.

yield 20 dozen
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For tina's best sugar cookies ever made

  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 c
    `white sugar
  • 2 c
    butter or regular margerine
  • 2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 8 c
    flour plus 8 heaping tablespoons
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp
    almond or lemon extract if desired

How To Make tina's best sugar cookies ever made

  • 1
    cream butter or margarine and sugars. Blend in oil.
  • 2
    Add eggs, vanilla and optional almond or lemon extract to mix and blend well.
  • 3
    sift dry ingredients and add to mixture.
  • 4
    roll in to balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet Press down lightly with a sugar dipped glass bottom. I look at around for a glass with a pretty pattern on the bottom. The ones I use are leaded glass liquor decanters. I dip in red and green colored sugars for Christmas. The tops of the cookies then have a starburst pattern with festive colors.
  • 5
    Bake 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.

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