Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
EASY
15 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
24
Servings
A classic old-fashioned sugar cookie recipe with butter and egg for rich flavor and texture, enhanced with milk and baking powder for a lighter, more tender crumb.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup milk
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
Steps
- Cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy
- Beat in the egg
- Add vanilla extract and mix well
- Stir in the milk until combined
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until combined
- Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheet and bake at 375f for 15 minutes