Best 10 Grannys Sugar Cookies Recipes

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Calling all cookie lovers: get ready to indulge in the ultimate comfort food - Granny's Sugar Cookies! These classic treats are a delightful combination of crisp edges, chewy centers, and a sweet, buttery flavor that will transport you back to childhood memories. Our collection of recipes includes variations for every taste, from the traditional rolled-out cookies with intricate designs to simple drop cookies that are perfect for busy bakers. Whether you prefer a classic sugar cookie, a funfetti version bursting with colorful sprinkles, or even a gluten-free option, we've got you covered. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a sweet journey of baking and enjoyment!

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES



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This is one of my great-grandmother's recipes that I received years ago from one of my great-aunts. We bake these cookies for holidays and other special occasions. -Kristy Deloach, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 6 dozen 2-1/2-inch cookies or 1-1/2 dozen 4-1/4-inch cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
ICING:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 to 2/3 cup evaporated milk
Assorted food coloring and decorations of your choice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 62mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES



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This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.

Provided by Jessica McDonald

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 78

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
  • Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
  • On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 39.8 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE



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Many hands help make holiday cookies. That's true when you're gathered with family and friends and vats of colored icing. It's true when you're running a contest for cookie recipes, when it takes thousands of readers, dozens of cooking school students and five hungry judges to choose the best. And, it turns out, that's even true if you're one of the winners.This year's Holiday Cookie Bake-Off attracted nearly 200 recipe entries. More than 7,000 votes were cast by readers on our Facebook page. We took the top 50 vote-getters to the folks at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Pasadena, and students and faculty there baked them all off.L.A. Times Food Editor Russ Parsons, Deputy Food Editor Betty Hallock and Times Test Kitchen manager Noelle Carter spent one Saturday morning tasting every single one along with Lachlan Sands, dean of Le Cordon Bleu, and one of his students, Katherine Berg.Last Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen was jammed with happy bakers and their helpers for the photo shoot for today's cover story. But none of them was happier than Nicole Cleghorn, who flew in for the event from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.Her husband is a staff sergeant stationed there, and she follows the Times Food section online. So when she learned that her white chocolate turtle cookies were chosen among our 10 favorites in this year's contest, she planned to email us a photograph.But then her friends came through. One, whose husband travels a lot on business, donated enough airline miles to get her a free ticket. Five others chipped in enough cash for a couple of nights in a hotel. And so Cleghorn was able to join the nine local winners in the Test Kitchen.She brought a box of intricately decorated cookies she'd made at home and marveled at the turn of events. "That hotel!" she said. "My goodness, it has glass elevators and robes in every room."Amazing what great cookies -- and the hands of many friends -- can do.

Provided by The Times staff

Categories     DESSERTS, BAKE, EASY

Time 1h10m

Yield Makes about 5 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 1/2 cups sifted flour (18 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup vegetable or canola oil

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream together the margarine with the sugar and powdered sugar until well blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, until combined, then beat in the vanilla. Add the oil and flour mixture, one-fourth of each at a time, until combined to form a dough. Cover and refrigerate the dough until well-chilled, at least 2 hours.
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Take a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on a cookie sheet and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar to flatten the cookie. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake the cookies until set and lightly colored on the edges, about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

GRANNY'S FILLED COOKIES



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My granny always made these around Christmas. They are the easiest, best tasting cookies around. Be warned, they are addictive.

Provided by Kim Borris

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Filled Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
12 ounces any flavor fruit jam

Steps:

  • Mix cream cheese and butter well in large bowl until well blended and creamy.
  • Add in flour slowly, beating well after each addition. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and wrap well in cellophane. Store in fridge overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Roll out dough balls flat and place a 1/2 teaspoon full of the jam in the center. Fold sides over and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes until brown and the jam starts to bubble hard. Cool for 3 minutes and place on cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 30.6 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 86.9 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES



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Make and share this Granny's Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Rachel Merrell

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Cream together butter and sugar.
  • Blend in egg.
  • Sift together salt, baking powder, and flour.
  • Add to mixture.
  • Blend vanilla into mixture.
  • Chill dough.
  • Roll dough to thickness desired, and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.
  • Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet in 400°F preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES



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This recipe originally comes from the 1941 edition of the Lily Wallace New American Cookbook, which my Great Grandmother (we called her Granny) made a lot of recipes from. Its an amazing cook book! We have made a few variations to the recipe over the years. The original recipe calls for grated orange rhine, but we didn't have any...

Provided by Amy H.

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

2/3 c shortening
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
3 c all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp orange juice (instead of rhind)
icing, (optional) recipe follows
sugar topping or sprinkles (optional)
ICING
2 1/2 c powdered sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp butter, softened
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract
food color, if desired

Steps:

  • 1. Cream Shortening, sugar, and eggs together until light and foamy.
  • 2. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together.
  • 3. Mix flour mixture with egg mixture; add orange juice. Mix until smooth. (If mixture is dry add a small amount of cold water to moisten)
  • 4. Chill then roll and cut with cookie cutters. Bake on a cookie sheet for 5-6 minutes at 350.
  • 5. FOR THE ICING
  • 6. Combine powdered sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon butter, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small mixer bowl; mix until powdered sugar is moistened.
  • 7. Beat at medium speed until smooth, adding additional milk if necessary, to reach desired glazing consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES



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You can make beautiful cookies with this simple recipe for successful holiday baking or parties. Can't beat home-made sugar cookies! Hope you like them...

Provided by Gingerbee

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 -2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Divide dough in two parts.
  • Chill 1 to 2 hours for easy handling.
  • Roll dough, one part at a time, (keep 2nd cold till ready to roll) to 1/8-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
  • Transfer to cookie sheet.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  • Frost if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1291, Fat 49.7, SaturatedFat 30.1, Cholesterol 227.8, Sodium 1308.9, Carbohydrate 196.8, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 100.6, Protein 16.6

GRANNY'S SUGAR COOKIES



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Granny's Sugar Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth good and super easy to make. Dress these cookies up for any occasion by using colored sugar crystals.

Provided by Megan

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup margarine
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup powdered (confectioner's) sugar
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sugar - regular or colored sugar crystals

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cream together margarine, sugar, oil, eggs, powdered sugar.
  • Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add sifted, dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Drop by teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet.
  • Flatten each cookie with a glass dipped in sugar.
  • Bake until slightly browned, about 9 to 11 minutes depending on your oven.
  • Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring to cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 79 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

GRANDMA'S FAVORITE SUGAR COOKIES



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"Whenever company came to our house, my mother would bring out a batch of her sugar cookies," says Ann DeHass, Walnut Creek, Ohio. "To this day, our whole family holds this recipe dear."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup sour cream
27 to 30 raisins

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Place a raisin in the center of each cookie. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts :

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES



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This recipe dates back 100 years in my family and passed down to me from my grandmother, Delilah.

Provided by Mary Alzua

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup shortening
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup colored sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, cream the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and the shortening. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Alternate adding the buttermilk with the dry ingredients.
  • Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in colored sugar if desired. Place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.9 calories, Carbohydrate 42.3 g, Cholesterol 31.4 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 138.9 mg, Sugar 22 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best results.
  • Make sure your butter is at room temperature before creaming it with the sugar.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, this will help the cookies spread and bake evenly.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking, this will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven, this will help them bake evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool on a wire rack before decorating them.

Conclusion:

Granny's sugar cookies are a classic recipe that is sure to please everyone. They are soft, chewy, and full of flavor. With a few simple tips, you can make these cookies perfect every time. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try.

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