Tag: Alice's Recipe

Alice’s Best Sugar Cookies

This recipe comes from Grandma Alice, and I just love whenever cookies have almond extract in them. It makes such an amazing flavor.

FYI, I found a recipe a few years ago for sugar cookies, and they just rolled out the dough onto Silpats right after it was made and still room temperature, then covered it with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to chill for half an hour. Then you cut them after. Ever since then, I’ve been rolling cookies like that because it’s much easier than trying to flatten out a block of cold dough.

I haven’t made this one gluten free yet, but of course you’d want to switch out the flour for a gluten free flour blend with xanthan gum and maybe add a few tablespoons extra. Also, you may have to add a few minutes to the cook time.

Alice's Best Sugar Cookies

  • Servings: 4 dozen
  • Difficulty: medium
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Almond extract gives them a wonderful flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 c. Butter, softened

  • 1 1/2 c. Powdered Sugar, sifted

  • 1 Egg

  • 1 tsp. Vanilla

  • 1/2 tsp. Almond Flavoring

  • 2 1/2 c. Flour, sifted

  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda

  • 1 tsp. Cream of Tartar

Directions

Cream sugar and butter. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and almond flavoring. Sift and measure flour and blend dry ingredients; stir into mixture. Refrigerate 2-3 hours. Heat oven to 375°. Divide dough in half and roll out on a lightly floured area to 3/16″ thick. Cut with floured cookie cutters (dip in flour and shake off extra before cutting). Sprinkle with sugar. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes or until delicately golden. Makes 4 dozen 3″ cookies.