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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Paradise Bakery Sugar Cookies

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups shortening
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg, beaten
4 1/3 cups cake flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Plain or colored sugar, for decorating

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, cream together sugars and shortening using electric mixer. Mix on slow speed 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl with a spatula. Increase speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes. Slowly add vanilla and beaten egg while mixing. In separate bowl, combine cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mixing on slow speed until just blended. Do not overmix. Scoop with an ice cream scoop and roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet. Flatten slightly with palm of hand. Bake 9-10 minutes. Cookies are done when small cracks appear and are pale golden. Ideally, do not ket edges brown. Makes about 3 dozen.

3 comments:

Danielle said...

Jen -

Looks good! Thanks for the invite. Do you want me to post all my recipes for cold cereal? Because I will...

Also, you may want to add 'labels' on the layout so if people are looking for cookies, they can find everything with that label. Once we have a million people posting on here, it will make things easier.

Love ya!

Unknown said...

This is very cool!

The Peterson Family said...

What the heck! Paradise Bakery!! My Fav!! I just seen this through Jess's blog. Glad you started this thing up for all of us to enjoy! If you don't mind, sign me up as an author. I'm not much of a cook/baker but this just might inspore to become one! I just might break out some of my favorite recipes to share!