I do not know who Granny is or was, but I do know she made a delicious cutout sugar cookie. I got the recipe a LONG time ago at a Tupperware party when I bought their cookie cutters. I made them all the time for school events and parties when the children were growing up. When I discovered I could make them in my food processor, it was even better. For everyday eating, I like them plain, but for parties, give them a glaze or ice them.
I know there are gremlins in this house. This recipe was lost. I searched, and searched, and searched for it, but it was nowhere to be found. I went to the Tupperware web site and they had lost it too- at least it was not there. “Doom, despair, and agony on me.” (Most of you are too young to remember where this came from- who knows?) I so missed this recipe. Then one day it reappeared. Not in an out-of-the way place, but in a drawer I use frequently. Go figure! Good news is, I now have it in a secure locked place, but I am not so sure the gremlins are not still at work. I had this posting completely written, and then it disappeared. You think I am kidding? No way! I am going to share this with you, but I warn you—keep it in a safe place. There are gremlins. Hopefully cyber-space will hold it forever.
For the Royal Wedding Tea Shower, they were called Crowned Jewel Sugar Cookies and cut out in the shape of a crown. When you cut the cookies, be sure the edges are crisp. It does make a difference. My sister, Donna is better at cutting out the cookies than I am. We iced them with cream cheese frosting, and decorated them with decorating sugar and candy pearls.
Granny's Sugar Cookies
By Published: March 20, 2012
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Cook: 8-10 mins
Easy and delicious sugar cookie recipe I got from Tupperware a long time ago. Eat plain, use a sugar glaze or spread with a cream cheese icing. Whatever you do, you will like these.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix together.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and pulse just until the dough forms a ball.
- Divide dough into two balls. The recipe says to chill the dough, but I'm usually in a hurry and skip this step.
- Flour your cutting board and roll out each ball of dough to 1/4 inch thickness. (If you like crunchy cookies, roll the dough thinner.) I do re-roll the dough scraps. For the best looking cookies, the cut edges should be crisp.
- For ease in removing the cookies, place the cookies on Silpat lined cookie sheets. You can also use parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. You want the cookies to be very lightly browned.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, and them remove the cookies to cooling racks. If glazing, glaze the cookies while the are still warm. If icing the cookies, let the cookies cool completely.