Sugar cookie recipe?

Question

I am baking cookies for my neighbors and was wondering if any of you out there in cyberspace had any good recpies for sugar cookies. I know that most cookie recipes require shortening but Mom "doesn't believe in it because it is too fattening" (blah blah balh) so we don't have any of that. So I was thinkin if you have a sugar cookie recipe that doesn't need shortening that would be just fabulous!
Thanks much,
Tina

Answer 1

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, unsalted
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
In a second bowl, combine and mix well the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir flour into butter mixture 1 cup at a time. Chill dough for 3 to 4 hours.
Roll out dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife. Brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake on a sheet pan or a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the cookie. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.

Answer 2

try these cookies
they are chewy and delicious

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
Sprinkles or colored sugar, for decorating

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Add enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.

Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with raw sugar or colored sprinkles.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly golden. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.

Answer 3

The best sugar cookie I've made is with Alton Brown's recipe from the Food Network. There is no shortening in the recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_25187,00.html?rsrc=search

Answer 4

Try the snickerdoodles. They are better though similar. There is a recipe on this site.

Answer 5

i like making cake mix cookies.I use vanilla cake mix add 1/2 cup butter or margerina and 1 egg.

Answer 6

2 CUPS OF FLOUR, 2 CUPS OF SUGAR, 2 STICKS OF BUTTER. BAKE IT FOR 8 MINS