The Essential Crunchy Sugar Cookies (king Arthur Flour)

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vinegar (or cider)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (heaping)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325. line cookie sheets with parchment.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, butter and sugar until smooth.
• 3 in a liquid measuring cup, stir together the milk, vinegar and vanilla; add this to the butter mixture, beating until well combined. this mixture will look curdled, which is okay.
• 4 add the nutmeg, flour, baking soda, and salt and beat until the mixture forms a cohesive dough.
• 5 drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the cookie sheets. using the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar, flatten the balls to 1/4 inch thick.
• 6 bake the cookies for 20 minutes, or until they're a light gold color and just beginning to brown.
• 7 remove them from oven and transfer to a rack to cool. as they cool, they'll become crisp. if you want them to remain crisp, store in an airtight container when they're totally cool.