Danish Sugar Cookies

Name: Danish Sugar Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup Shortening (I Used Butter Flavor); 1 cup Sugar; 1/2 whole Egg; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla; 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract; 2 cups Flour; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar; Raw Sugar, For Sprinkling On Top

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Shortening (I Used Butter Flavor)
1 cup Sugar
1/2 whole Egg
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Cream Of Tartar
Raw Sugar, For Sprinkling On Top

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
2

Cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract until well blended.
3

Sift together dry ingredients. Add to the butter mixture. Chill.
4

Form dough into small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Press down using a fork in a criss-cross pattern (a glass dipped in sugar will work as well). Sprinkle tops with raw sugar.
5

Bake at 250 degrees for 6-8 minutes, until the edges turn a little brown.