Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • ( please note , i used butter instead of shortening. they turned out incredible!)

Directions:

  1. DIRECTIONS
  2. Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
  3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.
  4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
  5. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.
  6. (note, I used some colored sprinkled sugar as well as white)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 247.18 Kcal (1035 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.49g 18%
Cholesterol 18.39mg 6%
Sodium 205.52mg 9%
Potassium 58.51mg 1%
Total Carbs 32.02g 11%
Sugars 12.73g 51%
Dietary Fiber 0.75g 3%
Protein 3.62g 7%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 27.6mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 348.27 Kcal (1458 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.19g 18%
Cholesterol 25.91mg 6%
Sodium 289.57mg 9%
Potassium 82.44mg 1%
Total Carbs 45.11g 11%
Sugars 17.94g 51%
Dietary Fiber 1.06g 3%
Protein 5.1g 7%
Iron 0.5mg 2%
Calcium 38.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.8
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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