Soft Holiday Almond Sugar Cookies
Soft, melt in you mouth sugar cookies that make perfect holiday cut-out cookies. Flavored with vanilla and almond, these soft sugar cookies can be decorated for any occasion!
Servings: 20
Equipment
- baking sheet
- cookie cutters
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening I like Crisco butter flavored shortening
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for rolling dough)
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or flavoring
- 2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Combine butter, shortening, and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Beat for 1 minute. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl. Mix again
- Add eggs, corn syrup, vanilla, and almond. Mix
- In a separate bowl , add flour, boking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add in flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture. Mix until blended but don't over blend.
- Split dough into two portion. Wrap in clear wrap and chill in fridge for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to roll out dough, clean and flour your surface or use parchment paper.
- Heat oven to 370 F
- Roll dough to between 1/4-1/2 inch thick.
- Cut-out cookies. And place on baking sheet. Cook for 6-7 minutes.
- Cookies should be barely browned around the edges. Cool for 1-2 minutes, before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Frost and decorate!
- Store cookies in a air tight container or in a resealable plastic bag.