DIY: The Best Sugar Cookies on the Planet!

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Okay people, these sugar cookies are AMAZING! They are soft, and tasty and PERFECT! This recipe was handed down to my sister Steph from her in- laws, to me, and now to you. Forever more this is the sugar cookie recipe I will use each and every holiday, and even in between.

Dry Ingredients:
6 cups of Flour
2 teaspoons of Baking Soda
1 teaspoon of Salt

(mix together is small bowl)

Wet Ingredients:
1 cup Shortening
2 cups Sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup Sour Cream

(Blend wet ingredients until smooth in large bowl)

Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
Cover and place in the fridge for a couple of hours.


Roll out amazing cookie dough. Use your favorite/festive cookie cutters.

Bake @ 400 degrees for 7-8 min.
Let cool.

In the mean-time make the frosting.

Blend all together:
1/2 cup Shortening
1/2 cup Butter
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups powder sugar
2 Tablespoons milk

Dye the frosting whatever color your heart desires.. and taste the beaters if you like :)




Once the cookies are cooled... frost away!

YUM!!!
HAPPY LOVE DAY!




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Sisters Meg and Steph discovered that while living the life of poor, newlywed, college students, with fresh little babies in the middle of The Great Recession they could still have what they needed and wanted if they got to work and created things with their own hands. This mindset has saved them thousands of dollars in living expenses, and as they share their knowledge with others, the savings keeps growing.

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15 comments

  1. KassiFebruary 14, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    This is exactly what I was looking for! THANK YOU! If I have all the ingredients I am going to make some right now.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I just made this and they ROCK!!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    These are so easy because there are no out of the ordinary ingredients.I love them! SSOOO EASY & FUNN!!!

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  4. UnknownApril 20, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    im going to try this out tomorrow with my kiddos. I always make cookies with them but some times the batter still feels soft and stick verses not so sticky and better to handle I mean I couldn't even use a cookie cutter lol really.. do you think that not having a mixer hand something to do with it? well tomorrow we'll see how my cookies come out....

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  5. Heirloom treasuresMay 7, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    Thank you,found you on Pinterest. These sound lovely a must try. :)

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  6. Mosaic MagpieMay 8, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    Found you on Pinterest....thanks!

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  7. Mosaic MagpieMay 8, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    Found you and your recipe on Pinterest....Thanks!

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  8. AnonymousAugust 1, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Any idea about using butter instead of shortening?

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    1. Shannon SeayOctober 2, 2013 at 7:20 AM

      They will probably be too flat and crispy if you use all butter in the cookies. I would try 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening (or even coconut oil) for the cookies. In the frosting, you should be able to do all butter.

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  9. UnknownNovember 29, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    How many cookies does this recipe make?

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  10. MaximusJune 21, 2014 at 7:32 AM

    How much does it make??

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  11. UnknownSeptember 6, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    Made these today and they turned out perfectly. I got 42 large cookies

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  12. UnknownDecember 15, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    Will it affect the cookie if I refrigerate it for like a day or so? I want to make the dough ahead of time so I just have to do the cut outs, bake, and frost them when I need them.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 6, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    how long can i store them?

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