This recipe is not an original but one from a cookie cookbook from the 1960's. Because of their light, crunchy texture, it is one of my favorite sugar cookie recipes! I made this dough in my food processor, taking only 5 mintues. It's a great recipe for you to make with your kids, they can roll the dough as you flatten the cookies.
Danish Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
2 C sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
1 C powdered sugar
1/2 C firm butter
1/2 C vegetable shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
granulated sugar for rolling
Sift dry ingredients into bowl; cut butter and shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in egg and vanilla; dough is fairly soft.
Shape into 1 inch balls; roll in granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets (cookies spread as they bake). Flatten to 1/2 inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees about 12 minutes or until delicately browned*.
Makes about 6.5 dozen.
*The length of baking time should be adjusted to the size of the cookie. I make really small cookies so mine bake about 6.5 minutes.
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