My sister loves plain old sugar cookies. She actually prefers them without icing (… she also prefers the cone instead of the ice cream; which is fine by me, I will take her ice-cream!). I decided to try these old fashioned sugar cookies for her. I eliminated the lemon zest and juice, and replaced it with vanilla because I was really looking for plain sugar cookies without any lemony flavor. And I think I really found it! These cookies were thinner–and really spread during baking. They were crisp in the outside and chewy in the center. I used a 2-inch ice-cream scoop but made sure that I had generous scoops; and ended up about 26 cookies that had diameter of about 4-5 inches.
I was pretty happy with the result; and this recipe is definitely a keeper in my recipe box. This is great not just for the holidays- but all through the year. Happy eating!
Slightly Adapted from Martha Stewart Cookies
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup unsalted butter, (2 sticks), softened
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla (my add)
Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Yum! These look delicious!
These sound good — very similar to my mom’s recipe, which is my favorite. I like my sugar cookies unfrosted, too!
Awesome! I prefer them unfrosted too
Very nice.. they look delicious
Thanks! They were yummo!!
THANK YOU! I’ve been looking for the perfect sugar cookie recipe (one you don’t have to roll out and use cookie cutters) to make for xmas–and I think these are perfect!
Your welcome! Let me know if you try it!
I will!!
Nothing beats an old fashioned recipe thats tried and tested
Raymund
http://angsarap.wordpress.com
I agree!!
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