Custrd is out now on the App Store and Google Play — Try it free for 7 days →
Back to recipes

Soft Sugar Cookies

Soft Sugar Cookies: a dessert recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook that serves 12 and takes about 20 minutes. Recipe source: “Soft Sugar Cookies”, Wikibooks Cookbook contributors, en.wikibooks.org, CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted). Photo: AceDragonfly, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Total time
20 min
Servings
12
Calories
330
Protein
4g
Soft Sugar Cookies
dessertquick

Ingredients

7 items — tap to check off

Missing one? Custrd suggests a swap that works.

Open the app

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly to break the yolks as one would for scrambled eggs, then mix in the shortening. If using butter, soften it slightly beforehand by heating it a little. The shortening/egg mixture should be loose.

  2. Step 2

    Mix in the sugar, then add the salt to the liquid mixture.

  3. Step 3

    Add the baking powder, then slowly add the flour as needed to reach a proper doughy state (in essence, able to be shaped without sticking to one's hands too much). You may not need all of the flour, or you may even need a little more based on your eggs and how closely you measured.

  4. Step 4

    Make balls and place onto a greased or parchment-lined pan then into an oven heated to 175°C (350°F), and let bake for between 15–20 minutes.

Cook smarter

Get matched recipes for what’s in your fridge

Custrd is an iPhone and Android app that finds real recipes from the ingredients you already have. No more grocery-list aspirations. Try it free for 7 days.