Grandma's Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
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1 cup shortening
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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2 3/4 cups all purpose flour (i use a little extra)
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
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cream the shortening and sugar well
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beat in eggs and vanilla
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in separate bowl sift dry ingredients together
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gradually blend dry ingredients into main bowl
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chill dough at least 3 hours (more is fine)
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roll into 1/8 - 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured surface
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cut with floured cookie cutters
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bake @ 475F on un greased cookie sheet for 8-10 mins
Pictured: A top down view of a cooling rack covered in heart shaped, unfrosted sugar cookies. The image was obtained from Unsplash at https://unsplash.com/photos/Agh_2dS9mJQ