Grown-Up Sugar Cookies
A light but crisp cookie which you can dunk in your favourite beverage
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter - at room temperature
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
- sugar for dipping
Instructions
- Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- If the butter is not at room temperature, microwave it for 1 minute at the lowest setting. If it is still a little hard, continue to microwave 10 seconds at the lowest setting, until it is room temperature soft.
- Cream together the butter and shortening. Gradually add the brown sugar, then white sugar until smooth. Blend in the egg and vanilla
- Stir in the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Use a teaspoon to get enough dough. Then shape into 1 inch balls. I like to roll a cookie sheet worth of balls (12) at a time
- Roll each ball in white sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Using your pointer finer and middle finger, gently push down a little on the cookie.
- Bake at 375℉ (convection oven) or 400℉ (regular oven) for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool on parchment paper or a cookie rack.
Notes
These cookies keep well in a cookie tin on the counter for several weeks (if they last that long!)