Everyone has their star line-up of holiday cookies, old family-favorites that have been passed down though generations, but no matter what other cookies make their way to the cookie platter, sugar cookies are a holiday must.
The sugar cookie is the king of the holidays – versatile and easy to make, it can be transformed into a variety of different cookies. Plus, it’s a sturdy dough that can be rolled out, cut, dipped, and iced with ease. And who can’t resist it’s melt-in-your-mouth flavor of sugar, butter, and deep vanilla?
Here are 6 outstanding sugar cookie recipes to add to your holiday cookie line-up.
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My favorite sugar cookie is an old amish recipe containing lard. Not the best healthwise, but the flavor is what I remember from being a kid and it rolls and cuts superbly! Another variation is to add orange juice with an orange juice/powdered sugar glaze…perfect to pick up sick friends and family during cold and flu season.
I would love to have your sugar cookie recipe using lard. My grandmother made these and called them tea cakes. Would you share, please?
HI Judy – We don’t have a recipe with lard on Taste of Home, but I did find you a recipe! Enjoy and Happy Baking!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Old-Fashioned-Sugar-Cookies-11724
Anyone have a sugar cookie recipe that does not take eggs. My granddaughters are allergic to eggs and lethicin.