Mahnke Family Recipes- Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1 c / 227 g1 ¹⁄₂ c / 340.5 g2 c / 454 g3 c / 681 g butter1 c / 227 g butter
2 c / 400 g3.0 c / 600.0 g4 c / 800 g6 c / 1200 g sugar2 c / 400 g sugar
3 large4 ¹⁄₂ large6 large9 large eggs3 large eggs
2 t3.0 t4 t6 t vanilla2 t vanilla
2 t3.0 t4 t6 t cream of tartar2 t cream of tartar
1 t / 6 g1 ¹⁄₂ t / 9.0 g2 t / 12 g3 t / 18 g baking soda1 t / 6 g baking soda
3 c / 360 g4 ¹⁄₂ c / 540.0 g6 c / 720 g9 c / 1080 g flour3 c / 360 g flour

At first, this dough is hard to work with, so fold in a bit of flour. And make sure you get the dough very, very cold and keep it cold between batches

Method

Cream sugar and butter.
Add eggs one by one, then rest of ingredients slowly.
Refrigerate 4 hours.
Work quickly with dough, not too much flour, keeping non-working dough in the freezer.
Bake for about 10 minutes at 375F/190C oven.

Substitutions

Cream of Tartar - 3 times the amount in lemon juice or vinegar (but remember to add more flour to compensate for extra moisture)
Baking Soda for Baking Powder - 1t powder equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Servings

50 cookies

Category

Prep time

20 minutes

Cooking time

10 minutes per batch

Vegetarian

Author

Kathy Wilson