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Vanilla Sugar Cookies
Photo: Molly Mears

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

8 ingredients 1 hr + 6 min 1 openrecipes
Vanilla Sugar Cookies

These vanilla sugar cookies have been my family’s favorite sugar cookies for my entire life. The shortening gives these cookies a unique flaky texture, and it also makes them extremely addictive.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

759
Calories
20g
Protein
24g
Fat
110g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Shortening (i.e. Crisco Or Butter Flavored Crisco)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 whole Large Eggs, Beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon Cream
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla
  • 2-½ cups Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Nutmeg

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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