The Essential Crunchy Sugar Cookies (King Arthur Flour)
"These sturdy, crunchy, golden-hued cookies are plain and simple. Less sweet than a normal cookie."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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26 cookies
- Serves:
- 26
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable shortening
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar (or cider)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (heaping)
directions
- Preheat the oven to 325. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, butter and sugar until smooth.
- In a liquid measuring cup, stir together the milk, vinegar and vanilla; add this to the butter mixture, beating until well combined. This mixture will look curdled, which is okay.
- Add the nutmeg, flour, baking soda, and salt and beat until the mixture forms a cohesive dough.
- Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the cookie sheets. Using the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar, flatten the balls to 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake the cookies for 20 minutes, or until they're a light gold color and just beginning to brown.
- Remove them from oven and transfer to a rack to cool. As they cool, they'll become crisp. If you want them to remain crisp, store in an airtight container when they're totally cool.
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Reviews
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These are definitely "sturdy, crunchy, golden-hued cookies" as stated :)<br/>If you are looking for crunchy, this is it!<br/>Love them! thxs for the recipe!
