Million Dollar Sugar Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S MILLION DOLLAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine 1 cup of the sugar, shortening and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, almond extract and egg; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; mix well.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in remaining 1/3 cup sugar; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With bottom of glass dipped in sugar, flatten balls to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Bake at 350°F. for 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

MILLION DOLLAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix ingredients in the order given.
• Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. Press down with glass which has been buttered and dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 minutes.

MILLION DOLLAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Oven 350° for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly brown.
• Cream fats and sugars until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat until absorbed.
• Add flavorings to creamed mixture.
• Sift dry ingredients together into separate bowl and blend together.
• Add dry to creamed mixture and mix just until flour is incorporated; do not over mix.
• Chill dough.
• Roll into balls and flatten on cookie sheet with glass bottom dipped in sugar.
• My addition of some butter allows the fats and sugars to crème to a fluffy consistency superior to Crisco alone. Butter has a small percentage of water that helps build volume and break down the sugars. The use of all butter will result in a softer cookie if this is your preference. This important 1st stage of preparation will make good cookies, blue ribbon winners.

AUNT CATHERINE'S MILLION DOLLAR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugars and vanilla together.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt, mix well.
• Add nuts and stir.
• Form balls the size of walnuts.
• Then roll in sugar and press flat with the bottom of a glass or the tines of a fork -dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min or until edges are a light brown.

MILLION DOLLAR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the first four ingredients until smooth.
• Add baking soda and salt.
• Add flour one cup at a time and mix until well blended.
• Using a soup spoon, scoop out some dough and place it in your palm. Using both hands, roll into a ball and place on a cookie sheet, leaving room for it to spread.
• Once you have filled the sheet with balls, place 1/2 cup sugar into a little container, and dip the bottom of a drinking glass into it and use it to flatten dough balls. Flatten each ball until it is about 1/3 inch thick. Dip the glass into the sugar again after you flatten each ball.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

MILLION-DOLLAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Place the butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 mintue or until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes or until fluffy. Add the baking soda and flour and mix on low speed for 1 minute or until completely combined.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto ungreased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Pour a little sugar in a small bowl. Press the bottom of a glass in the dough to get it sticky and then dip it into the sugar. Press the cookies about 1/4 inch thick with the sugared glass, dipping the glass in the sugar after each cookie. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove the cookies from the pan and cool on parchment or waxed paper.

THE $250 COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream together butter and both sugars. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
• Finely grind oatmeal in a blender or food processor. Combine the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and soda in a medium bowl, and slowly add it to the wet ingredients. Beat just until combined. Grate chocolate bar using a microplane grater and add it, along with chocolate chips and nuts to the batter. Mix just to combine.
• Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.