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BEST Sugar Cookies

Teresa Ambra
The most luscious and decadent frosted sugar cookie you will ever eat! This recipe is made with both almond and vanilla extracts and iced with a thick powdered sugar icing to die for! They're perfect for holiday parties or Christmas Cookie Exchanges.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 57 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 60
Calories 195 kcal

Equipment

  • 3 large 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 2 large mixing bowls
  • 2 wooden spoons
  • 1 electric mixer
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 4 wire cooling racks

Ingredients
  

COOKIES:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup canola oil or avocado oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 large eggs beaten

ICING:

  • 1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tbsp. powdered milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup Crisco shortening no substitutes
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions
 

COOKIES:

  • Mix butter, oil, sugars, extracts, eggs salt, cream of tartar and baking soda with an electric mixer until very well combined.
  • Add flour and stir into sugar mixture until ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
  • Chill dough at least one hour.
  • Roll cookie dough into balls.
  • Place on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are done.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every 8 minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.
  • (See notes below).

ICING:

  • Thoroughly mix confectioner’s sugar, powdered milk and salt.
  • Cream shortening with an electric mixer and add dry ingredients.
  • Gradually add water and beat at high speed until fluffy.
  • (Can add food coloring and sprinkles if decorating for the holidays).

Notes

NOTE: Recipe may be cut in half.
 
NOTE: If you don’t wish to add icing, place cookie dough balls on prepared cookie sheets. Dip the bottom of a glass in sugar and press cookies down to flatten them. Bake as directed above.
 
NOTE: I used about 1 ½ tablespoonfuls of cookie dough for each cookie.
 
NOTE: Rotate racks every 8 minutes of baking time. My cookies took about 22-24 minutes to bake completely.
 
NOTE: I used about 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls of icing on each cookie. I used about one teaspoon sprinkles and/or about ¼ teaspoon of colored sugar for each cookie. I very gently patted down the sprinkles or sugar into the icing on top of each cookie so the sprinkles and/or sugar would adhere to the icing better.
 
NOTE: You need about 1 ½ batches of icing for each batch of cookies.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
Keyword christmas baking, cookie, dessert, sugar cookie
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