The Best Soft And Chewy Sugar Cookies You Will Ever Make!!

Total Time: 4 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and shortning. add sour cream, eggs, and almond/vanilla. mix well.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 3 add to creamed mixture until well blended. remember, the more you mix, the tougher your dough will be.
• 4 chill for a few hours (at least 3-4). the dough will be soft and slightly sticky.
• 5 roll out (i use a floured pastry cloth), and cut with a cookie cutter. flour cutter between each cookie to prevent sticking.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. cookies shouldn't be brown, just done to the touch.
• 7 frosting- see ingredients below.
• 8 2 lbs. powdered sugar 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
• 9 just mix ingredients until smooth.