Christmas Sugar Cookies (with photos)

We freeze them. Take them out of the freezer for 5 minutes then eat. They are awesome

One last time, I'll tell you the mix I show makes the best sugar cookie you will eat. However, since you refuse to believe how good my from a mix recipe is:

Amish Sugar Cookies

YIELD: about 5 dozen.

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture.

Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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Here is the recipe that belongs to a friend of the wife:

Ms Lovelady's Sugar Cookies

Mix Together:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda

Add:

1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine, melted
1/2 cup Crisco
1 egg beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3 T milk or sour cream

Mix together thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees. Can be rolled out if you chill first.

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Use half vanilla, half almond

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Almond makes such a difference in sugar cookies as well as in the icing. The Cookie Lady in New Orleans who makes those wonderful thin sugar cookies uses almond in the cookie and the icing. They are the best sugar cookies I have ever had. I haven't ordered any in a long time. I don't know if she still bakes them. I think her name is Joan Farrell Mathis.