Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe

RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By Carol (Guest Post) (12/22/2005) I think the recipe you've been given that uses the sour cream will be tender. Tenderness can be from the amount of shortening, cook time, or even leavening ( like baking powder), IMHO.. Best of luck RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By Holly (Guest Post) (12/15/2005) Am wondering if part of your grandmother's recipe was the modification of the baking heat. I know that baking at a lower temp, then leaving the door closed to retain the heat for an hour, will produce different results than baking at the required temp and removing from the cookie sheet immediately. RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By christi (Guest Post) (12/14/2005) Rolled out sugar cookies Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups shortening (part butter)(I use 1/2 cup margarine 3/4 cup shortening) 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp soda 5 cups flowur 3/4 cup sour milk ( i use just plain milk) 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Cream together the shortening, sugar and eggs. add milk, salt, baking powder, soda and flour. Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters. They may be frosted. bake at 400 to 425 degrees for 10 minutes . RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By hvnlyhills (Guest Post) (12/14/2005) Thanks for all the help everyone ... the recipe Crystal has listed sounds like it might be it ... will try it and see .. I have made so many different ones and although they are good, they are not quite what I am wanting ... my try today was a recipe like the one Nona submitted... it is good, but not the right one .. I am going to have sugar cookies to feed the entire neighborhood ...lol !! RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post by tedsmom (221) | (12/14/2005) Contact I have what I think you're looking for even though I call it a Tea Cake Cookie: 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup solid Crisco Self-rising Flour Mix sugar, eggs, vanilla and Crisco in a bowl. Then, using self-rising flour, make a stiff dough. Roll out fairly thin (about 1/8") and cut. Bake at 350° until brown. (I make a thumbprint in the center of each cookie and put a dollop of jelly/jam in the center. I don't see why, though, you couldn't sprinkle them with colored sugar, etc. I hope you enjoy these as much as my children did when they were growing up.) RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By Mary (Guest Post) (12/14/2005) Try using some almond flavoring. That's most likely what was used in the cookies. Use vanilla, too. Mary - Iowa RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By Nona (Guest Post) (12/14/2005) I have a recipe that I absolutely LOVE!! Sounds like the one you're talking about. Here it is: 3 eggs 3 c. sugar 1 c. sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. cream of tartar 6 c. flour 350 degrees, bake for 10 min. Roll thicker so they will be moist and not crunchy and dont' keep them in for too much extra time. They may not look done, but they are and if you let them in the oven longer, they will get hard. Enjoy! Nona RE: Looking for Big Tender Sugar Cookie Recipe Post By Crystal (Guest Post) (12/14/2005) Try the following recipe. Be sure to roll them thick and underbake them a little for soft, moist cookies. "Killer" Sugar Cookies 3 3/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp almond Cream butter and suger. Add eggs, vanilla and almond and mix well. Mix dry ingredients together and then add to creamed mixture and stir well with wooden spoon. Roll, cut and bake at 350 for 5-9 minutes. Cool and frost/decorate as desired. Hope this helps!