The Houston Cake Club

 

 

 

 

 

   Sugar Cookies
  from (Kathie Lou Warncke's Mom)

1 c. sugar
1 c. butter flavor Crisco
2 eggs
2¼ c. flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon butter, almond or lemon extract (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Beat together Crisco and sugar. Beat in eggs. Mix flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture. Form into a ball, cover with Saran wrap and cool in refrigerator for 2 hours.

For Rolling - (additional do NOT reduce above flour or sugar)

1 c. flour
¼ c. sugar

Mix together flour and sugar and use for rolling cookies. Cut shapes desired. Bake at 350° in a regular oven (275° in a convection oven) until lightly golden. Cool on parchment. Store on a paper towel in an air tight container. (Cookies can be stood on end to prevent breakage.)

 

 

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