Soft Sugar Cookies
| Cuisine of Ontario | Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (230 g) shortening or butter
- Vanilla, to taste
- 1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 tsp (10 g) baking powder
- 2–3 cups (250–375 g) flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly to break the yolks as one would for scrambled eggs, then mix in the shortening. If using butter, soften it slightly beforehand by heating it a little. The shortening/egg mixture should be loose.
- Mix in the sugar, then add the salt to the liquid mixture.
- Add the baking powder, then slowly add the flour as needed to reach a proper doughy state (in essence, able to be shaped without sticking to one's hands too much). You may not need all of the flour, or you may even need a little more based on your eggs and how closely you measured.
- Make balls and place onto a greased or parchment-lined pan then into an oven heated to 175°C (350°F), and let bake for between 15–20 minutes.