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Grandma's Main Basic Sugar Cookies

A from-scratch cookie recipe that has a soft, unique texture.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Servings: 5 dozen
Cost: $4.21

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter, softened original recipe calls for margarine
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • Cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. 

  • Add vanilla and eggs and mix until combined. 

  • Stir in vegetable oil and then dry ingredients.  Make sure to combine dry ingredients thoroughly with the wet.



  • Form dough into 1” balls. 

  • If you’re not going to frost them, roll them in granulated sugar. 

  • Then place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and slightly flatten into a disc shape with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. 

  • A 1” cookie ball flattened spreads to about a 3” cookie so leave plenty of space between them. 

  • Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms are browning lightly.

  • Frost if desired with soft buttercream frosting.