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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 1/4 cups |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| cream of tartar: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| vegetable oil: 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
Celestial Sugar Cookies
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User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
4 serving(s)
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- Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt together.
- Beat butter, oil, sugar and confectioner's sugar in separate mixing bowl until creamy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients gradually and beat until well blended.
- Chill, covered for 1 hour.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls and coat balls with additional sugar.
- Arrange balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Press in additional color sugar for holiday decoration.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Cool and store in airtight container.
- For variations: Add 1 tsp of almond extract or lemon extract, add 1/2 crushed almonds or hazelnuts, add 1 TBS finely chopped lemon zest, add 1 TBS crushed peppermint candies, roll in colored sugar for holidays, or use decorative glass to create pattern on each cookie.