Ultimate Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter flavor crisco
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup or 1/4 cup regular pancake maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour, plus
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• granulated sugar
• colored sugar crystals
• frosting, candies
• chips
• nuts
• raisins
• coconut
• cake decorating gel

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375.
• 2 place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies. combine sugar and butter flavor crisco in large bowl. beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• 3 add eggs, syrup, and vanilla. beat until well blended and fluffy.
• 4 combine 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. mix until well blended. divide dough into 4 quarters.
• 5 tip: if dough is too sticky or too soft to roll: wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 7 spread 1 t of flour onto large sheet of waxed paper. place one-fourth of dough on floured paper. flatten slightly with hands.
• 8 turn dough over and cover with another large sheet of waxed paper.
• 9 roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. cut out with floured cutter. transfer to ungreased baking sheet. place 2 inches apart.
• 10 sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.
• 11 sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 for 5-9 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies[bake smaller, thinner cookies closer to 5 minutes; larger cookies closer to 9 minutes].
• 12 do not overbake. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. remove cookies to foil to cool completely, then frost if desired.