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Drop Sugar Cookies
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Brief Description
"These simple cookies were a favorite that Grandma kept on hand."
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Main Ingredient
Flour
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Category: Cookies and Brownies
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 58 min(s)
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Cook Time: 8 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Notes:
VARIATION: To make cookies with a rich butterscotch flavor, substitute 3/4 C. firmly packed brown sugar for the granulated sugar and omit the lemon zest. Use granulated sugar for flattening these cookies.
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Posted By: mamakjking
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Posted On: Mar 17, 2013
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups - All-purpose flour Sifted
- 2 teaspoons - Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons - Salt
- 2 whole - Large eggs
- 3/4 cups - Sugar, plus addl. sugar for topping
- 2/3 cups - Vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons - Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoons - Grated lemon zest
Directions:
1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and mix well.
2. Whisk eggs in a large bowl until blended. Add sugar, oil, vanilla extract and lemon zest and mix well. Stir the dry ingredients into egg mixture until blended. Chill, covered, for 30 min. or longer.
3. Preheat the oven to 350.
4. Drop the cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Mist the bottom of a 3-in. flat-bottom glass w/ water and dip glass in additional sugar. Press the top of each cookie lightly with the glass to flatten, misting glass with water and dipping in sugar before pressing each cookie.
5. Bake cookies until lightly browned, about 8 min. Cool on baking sheet for 2 min. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers or freeze for future use.
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