Muz's Drop Sugar Cookies

This recipe for drop sugar cookies has been passed down through many generations and is still a favorite to anyone who takes a bite.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 63 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or as desired
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until thoroughly mixed; add egg and beat until creamy. Stir creamed mixture into flour mixture until smooth; stir in milk. Drop teaspoons of dough onto a baking sheet and flatten each with the bottom of a water glass. Sprinkle the tops of each cookie with enough sugar to cover the entire cookie.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes.