madlori:

I’m happy to share my recipe for my sugar cookies, my biggest claim to fame as a cook.  I did not invent them, of course, I got the recipe from Taste of Home, but there is a bit of a trick to it.

These are not the cakey, dense sort of sugar cookies.  These are light, crispy and melt in your mouth.  These are hazardous and they will vanish fast, good thing the recipe makes a lot.  I once brought these to a family gathering and my grandfather, who was a cook himself and never praises any food, EVER, ate one and said “Lor, are these ever GOOD!”  And they are (and yes, my family sometimes calls me “Lor.”)

They are not difficult and the recipe makes about 7 dozen.  I’ve included all my hard-won tips.

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I can’t find this in my tags so I’m reblogging it again, because they’re GOOD.