I want to share a recipe that I consider comfort food in a major way. My Grandma Ruby (Dad’s mom) was a phenomenal cook. A virtuoso (or is that virtuosa) in the kitchen. Here is one of her best recipes for a crispy sugar cookie.
Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1 c. crisco (or other vegetable) oil
1 c. margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 t. baking soda
2 t. cream of tartar
2 t. vanilla (or to taste)
dash salt
5 c. flour
Preparation:
Cream oil, margarine, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Mix. Add vanilla, soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly mix in the 5 c. of flour until dough is stiff. Chill in refrigerator for at least one hour – longer is better. Check consistency of dough – if it is too dry add another egg, oil, and/or margarine. Dough should stick together in a large ball and be a bit moist.
(Do this part with your hands) Roll balls of dough so you create small balls approximately 1 inch in diameter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press balls flat with sugared glass.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake cookies for 10-15 minutes until cookie is lightly/golden brown. Keep an eye on these if your oven runs hot.
NOTE: If you’ve never flattened cookies before, I find a glass (an actual GLASS cup works best – doesn’t stick). I run the glass over the bowl of dough then sugar the bottom of the glass. I press a cookie flat, then resugar. You can use colored sugars, flavored sugars or whatever makes you happy. I recommend cinnamon sugar – tasty.
Word of warning. The biggest trick to getting cookies baked and shared with others is to NOT eat the uncooked cookie dough – and I know I shouldn’t because of the raw eggs but it’s still really tempting. Enjoy these crispy cookies.
those look tasty ^_^ thank you for sharing the recipe with us.
(will try not to eat the uncooked dough;) )
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Fiz – I ate some uncooked dough yesterday and I’m not sick, so I guess I lucked out. Of course I only made a dozen and left the rest of the dough in the fridge so I can make more cookies today. I better leave the dough alone! LOL
I’m definitely a cookie monster at the holidays. They’re definitely a holiday indulgence for me.
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Catherine – these make a nice crispy sugar cookie with a good crunch. Not overly sweet. I hope you like them!
thanks for sharing
Retta – Thanks for stopping by to comment! I hope you enjoy the recipe.