The Ultimate Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 9 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter flavor shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup or 1/4 cup pancake syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375.
• 2 combine sugar and shortening in large bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, syrup, and vanilla and beat well.
• 5 combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed.
• 6 mix until well blended.
• 7 divide dough into quarters.
• 8 refrigerate 1 hour.
• 9 keep refrigerated until ready to roll.
• 10 spread 1 tablespoon of flour on large sheet of waxed paper.
• 11 flatten dough slightly, turn over, and cover with another sheet of waxed paper.
• 12 roll dough into 1/4 inch thickness.
• 13 cut out with floured cutter.
• 14 transfer to ungreased baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
• 15 sprinkle with decors or leave plain to frost when cooled.
• 16 bake for 5 to 9 minutes (bake smaller, thinner cutouts closer 5 minutes and larger cutouts closer to 9 minutes).
• 17 cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• 18 remove to counter, cool, and frost if desired.