Soft Sugar Cookies. This Recipe is a State Fair Blue Ribbon winner. This is an easy sugar cookie recipe, you don't have to roll it out, and the cookies are soft and chewy, unlike other sugar cookies. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in extracts and eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. You can cook Soft Sugar Cookies using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Soft Sugar Cookies

It's 2/3 Cup of Shortening.
It's 1 Cup of White Sugar.
It's 2 of Eggs.
You need 1/3 Cup of Milk.
It's 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract.
You need 3 Cups of Flour.
You need 2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder.
Prepare 1 Teaspoon of Salt.
It's 1 Cup of Sugar Confectioner ' s.
Prepare 2 Teaspoons of Milk.
You need 2 Teaspoons of Corn Syrup Sugar Syrup Lite or Simple.
Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Almond or Extract.

Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium size bowl. This is an easy sugar recipe that is pretty fool-proof for creating super soft sugar cookies every time! This recipe has a few key elements that help make it really special. Beat the ingredients together until the butter is light, fluffy and clings to the side of the bowl.

Soft Sugar Cookies instructions

Cream together shortening and white sugar until fluffy (it's best to use a hand beater or stand mixer). Add eggs, milk, and 1 tsp vanilla and beat until well combined..
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to wet mixture a little at a time, forming a soft ball of dough. Refridgerate for an hour to make dough firm..
Turn dough onto a floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters or the rim of a drinking glass. Collect dough scraps and continue until all dough has been used..
Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes. Do not let cookies become brown, and do not overcook, else they will become hard. Cool cookies completely before decorating..
For the frosting, place confectioner's sugar, milk, syrup, and almond OR vanilla flavoring into a bowl and mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined. Frosting should not be runny, but about the thickness of thick oatmeal..
Add food coloring to create desired colors for frosting, then spread or pipe onto cookies. Frosting should harden in about 90 minutes..

Why are these cookies so soft? First, I use powdered sugar in the recipe, and experience has taught me that using powdered sugar in recipes make them incredibly soft, same as in my a-m-a-z-i-n-g melt-in-your-mouth vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies. The reason for that is that powdered sugar has cornstarch in it, which helps give a soft texture to cookies and other baked goods. These sugar cookies are soft, chewy and produce a flavorful bakery style soft sugar cookie! If you like soft and chewy sugar cookies, then this is the recipe for you!