Classic Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsps. milk
- 2 tsps. vanilla extract
- Decorator sprinkles
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F. Stir flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl until blended.
- Step 2
BEAT shortening and sugar in large bowl with mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Step 3
ADD egg, milk and vanilla; beat until blended. Gradually blend in flour mixture.
- Step 4
DIVIDE dough in half. Roll out each half on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness for crisp cookies or 3/8-inch thickness for softer cookies. Cut with 2 to 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Step 5
TOP with decorator sprinkles, if desired. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bottom edges are very light brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Frost and decorate as desired.
Serving size
(1 of 24 plain cookies)
- Calories 170
- Calories from Fat80g
- Total Fat 8g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 95mg
- Potassium 22mg
- Total Carbohydrates 21g
- Dietary Fiber 0g
- Sugars 9g
- Protein 2g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 28%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 1%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet