Easy Sugar Cookies

These are a must for any cookie baker. These you can bake as a ball or roll it out into shaped cookies. This recipe is for regular drop cookies.

The recipe follows the traditional cookie formula, wet mix then dry mix, then blend.

SUGAR COOKIES

 

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

3 cup all purpose flour

1 egg

1/2 cup oil

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Extra sugar for dipping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combined flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Set aside

Then, in a mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.

Add sugar to the butter and mix.

Next, add egg and the vanilla. Mix until smooth.

Now add the oil. It will have a soupy consistency.

Take the dry mix and add it to the wet mix a little at a time, so not to make a mess while the mixer does it's magic.

Drop the cookie ball into the extra sugar to coat the top.

Then take the cookie balls (sugar side up) and place them 1 inch apart on a prepared cookie sheet.

You can use the bottom of a glass to press down slightly on top of the balls to flatten them to a more uniform shape.

Pop in the oven for 10 minutes.
They will be very light in color and soft on the inside.

 But if you want a crisper cookie leave in for a couple more minutes.

I love the fact that a good chunk of sugar cookie recipes that I have made over the years are not overly sweet, like this one.