Sugar Cookies
Need a vegetarian dessert? Sugar Cookies could be an outstanding recipe to try. One serving contains 113 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 84. It is perfect for Christmas. A mixture of baking soda, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add powdered and granulated sugars, beating well.
Add eggs, oil, vanilla, and lemon juice, beating until blended.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until blended.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in colored sugar, and place about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake, in batches, at 350 for 9 to 11 minutes or until set. (Do not brown.)
Remove to wire racks to cool.
Chocolate Kiss Cookies: Omit colored sugar. After baking, immediately place one unwrapped milk chocolate kiss in center of each cookie, and cool.
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: Omit colored sugar. After baking, immediately place an unwrapped miniature peanut butter cup in the center of each cookie, and cool.
Lemon Cookies: Omit vanilla and colored sugar. Increase lemon juice to 1/4 cup, and add 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind to dough. Proceed as directed.
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies: Prepare Lemon Cookies, and press thumb in center of each cookie to make an indentation.
Bake and cool as directed. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon raspberry jam in each indentation.