Easy Breeze Sugar Cookies

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Description

Tender sugar cookies couldn’t be easier. Just roll into balls and flatten. Customize them for any event by sprinkling with appropriately colored decorator sugar or sprinkles. Or frost and decorate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter flavored shortening
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3 tablespoons Almond Breeze Vanilla Almondmilk, or more as needed, divided
  • Cooking spray
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, or more to taste
  • 1 pinch Decorator sugar
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons Almond Breeze Vanilla Almondmilk, or more as needed
  • 1 drop Food coloring

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In large bowl
  3. beat 1 cup shortening
  4. 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  5. egg
  6. and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy
  7. scraping sides of bowl if necessary. Add flour
  8. baking soda
  9. baking powder
  10. and cream of tartar. Mix on low speed until well mixed. Add 2 tablespoons of the Almondmilk and beat until smooth.
  11. Form into 1 1/4-inch balls
  12. using rounded tablespoonfuls of dough. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Place 3 to 4 tablespoons granulated sugar in small bowl. Spray flat bottom of measuring cup or drinking glass with cooking spray; dip in sugar. Press each cookie flat
  13. dipping into sugar every other time.
  14. If desired
  15. lightly brush tops of cookies with remaining Almondmilk and sprinkle with colored decorator sugar or sprinkles
  16. or leave plain and frost when cooled.
  17. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove to cooling racks.
  18. In large bowl
  19. beat powdered sugar
  20. 3/4 cup shortening
  21. vanilla
  22. and 3 tablespoons of the Almondmilk with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy
  23. adding Almondmilk for desired spreading consistency. Tint as desired with food coloring.

Prep Time: 40 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 48

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