Million Dollar Cookies
"Sugar cookie with a delightful blend of flavors and crispy edges. The first time I tasted this cookie I just said "wow". It's my favorite cookie jar cookie and I highly recommended it.
If you bake and ship to loved ones, this cookie travels very well even in summer heat. I use bubble wrap between layers and they survive the trip to Iraq."
photo by Pastryismybiz
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
24 cookies
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, soft
- 3⁄4 cup Crisco, butter flavored
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons almond flavoring
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
directions
- Oven 350° for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly brown.
- Cream fats and sugars until fluffy.
- Add egg and beat until absorbed.
- Add flavorings to creamed mixture.
- Sift dry ingredients together into separate bowl and blend together.
- Add dry to creamed mixture and mix just until flour is incorporated; do not over mix.
- Chill dough.
- Roll into balls and flatten on cookie sheet with glass bottom dipped in sugar.
- My addition of some butter allows the fats and sugars to crème to a fluffy consistency superior to Crisco alone. Butter has a small percentage of water that helps build volume and break down the sugars. The use of all butter will result in a softer cookie if this is your preference. This important 1st stage of preparation will make good cookies, blue ribbon winners.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Training culinary:2 years culinary school Houston Community College (downtwn branch highly recommend) French pastry and artisan breads. I am immersed in family, spouse and everything homeside. it is now my time having retired, to do all the fun things I couldn't do while working. I believe life is most bountiful when we serve others. I also believe the best cooks are those who cook and bake with a love of making people happy. I especially enjoy sending cookies to our soldiers in Iraq. It is a joy to read their letters and emails of appreciation for a taste of home. I also love sewing, upholstery, gardening,church activities and remodeling take up the time not spent with family. I hope I can be as helpful to the cooks on Recipezaar as they have been helpful to me. When time permits I love to test and review recipes on this site that appeal to me. I am also a believer in power naps.