Elsie’s Vanilla Drop Cookies
Difficulty: EasyServings
60
cookiesPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
10
minutesIngredients
½ cup soft butter
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 ½ cups flour
½ cup light cream
Jimmies
3 cups of confectioners’ sugar
½ cup soft butter
light cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment.
- Cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs & vanilla.
- Sift together baking soda & powder with the flour.
- Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the light cream.
- Drop by scant tablespoons onto sheets. Sprinkle with Jimmies if not frosting the cookies.
- Bake for 8-10minutes of until bottoms are light brown & top is firm(doesn’t indent when touched).
- When cool, if desired, frost and sprinkle with Jimmies.
- To make frosting(optional)- combine the confectioners’ sugar, butter, and enough light cream to make a spreadable frosting.
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