American•indulgent
Brown Sugar Cookies
These simple brown sugar cookies are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. A favorite recipe from a family friend who is a caterer!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening (I used butter)
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- sugar for rolling
Instructions
- 1
Cream sugars and shortening. Mix in the egg, then add dry ingredients.
- 2
Use a cookie scoop to form nice round balls and roll each dough ball in white sugar. Don’t flatten.
- 3
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.