Danish Sugar Cookies

Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.

Half-teaspoon-vanilla, butter-or-margarine recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp soda
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 egg

Directions

  1. Mix together - last cup of flour may be hard to mix use hand if necessary - knead until forms a ball.
  2. Refrigerate at least one hour.
  3. Alternatively roll out and cut or formed hand / Sprinkle w/sugar or roll dough in balls & roll in sugar.
  4. Bake at 350° for 15-20 min on greased cookie sheet.

Timing: at least one hour; 15-20 min

Temperature: refrigerated at least one hour; 350°

Equipment: refrigerator; greased cookie sheet; oven

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One-teaspoon-vanilla, soft-butter recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter (soft)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp soda
  • 1/4 tsp nut meg
  • 2 cups flour

Directions

  1. Mix together - Last cup of flour may be hard to mix - use hands if necessary - knead until forms a ball. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Place on greased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 15-20 minutes at 350°
  4. Alternative: roll out and cut on floured board. Sprinkle with sugar or roll dough in ball and roll in sugar

Timing: Refrigerate 1 hour; Bake 15-20 minutes

Temperature: 350°

Equipment: greased cookie sheet; floured board

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Vanilla and butter alternative

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1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup soft butter, with no margarine alternative.
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup butter or margarine.

Minimum refrigeration time

Clear Tote singular-title Danish Sugar Cookie card
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Clear Tote plural-title Danish Sugar Cookies card
Refrigerate at least one hour.

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