Recipe and source notes

Drop Sugar Cookies

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Make it step by step

  1. Cream together sugar and shortening until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Stir flour mixture into shortening-sugar mixture until no dry flour shows. Drop by rounded teaspoon about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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