Sugar Cookies

(from JenniferGM’s recipe box)

Recipe given to Darden by some nuns in Hawaii.

Source: Darden Brock

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Categories: Desserts; Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter (4 sticks)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

  2. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.

  3. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (optional to sift together). Add gradually to butter mixture.

  4. Options: 1) Chill dough (preferably overnight). Roll out thin and cut cookies. Decorate with sugar and/or candies. Bake 7-10 minutes. You can also decorate with coloring icing.

  5. 2) Gregory Style: Make small balls (about 1” diameter), place on ungreased cookie sheet. Take a glass with flat bottom, dip in granulated or colored sugars and small the cookie in a circle. Bake 7-10 minutes.

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