Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Recipe type: dessert Yield: 4-6 Prep time: 15-20 mins Cook time: 8 mins Total time: 23 mins

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 cup lard
4 cups Wondra flour plus more for rolling (Wondra flour is finely ground and produces a lighter cookie; you may substitute cake flour)
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1 cap full of vanilla
Sugar for sprinkling

Ingredients for icing

3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp coffee (to cut the sweetness)
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. Knead together sugar, lard, flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Make a hole in the center of the dough, and pour eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla into it.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Chill dough overnight.
5. Flour a work surface, your hands, and a rolling pin with Wondra flour.
6. Roll dough until it’s about 1/4-inch thick.
7. Use heart shaped cookie cutters for Valentine’s Day.
8. Then place dough onto a baking sheet (preferably a baking stone).
9. Sprinkle some with sugar, and leave others for icing.
10. Bake at 400°F for about 8 minutes.
11. Beat together ingredients for icing and add pink/red food coloring, if you like.
12. Spread onto cookies, or use a piping bag to decorate them with sprinkles or chocolate bits.
13. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Published on January 15, 2016 by Teri Williams