Grandmother's Brown Sugar Cookies

Rating: 3.5 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 1

Roll and cut cookies, a real easy to work with dough. Can be rolled again and again. Makes lots of cookies!

By Pat Melcher

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Recipe Summary

Servings:
24
Yield:
4 dozen
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

24
Original recipe yields 24 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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  • Cream together the sugar, shortening and eggs. Add vanilla and mix well.

  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Add to brown sugar mixture and stir until it is a soft dough.

  • Roll out, cut with cookie cutters and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
269 calories; protein 3.8g; carbohydrates 47g; fat 7.5g; cholesterol 31mg; sodium 59.3mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (6)

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Most helpful positive review

txhilctrygal
Rating: 4 stars
12/22/2007
Can't wait to try this recipe. It reminds me of my Grandmother's (she passed away 39 yrs ago) brown sugar cookies. Yes they tasted slightly bland but make great dunking cookies for milk. Read More
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INMYOWNWAY
Rating: 1 stars
12/08/2002
Bland Bland Bland! Cookies had no flavor. They were very easy to make but I wouldn't make them again unless I used this as a base for something else - like adding spices or nuts. Also don't overcook they get very hard when they finally cool. Read More
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(12)
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 1
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INMYOWNWAY
Rating: 1 stars
12/08/2002
Bland Bland Bland! Cookies had no flavor. They were very easy to make but I wouldn't make them again unless I used this as a base for something else - like adding spices or nuts. Also don't overcook they get very hard when they finally cool. Read More
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(12)
txhilctrygal
Rating: 4 stars
12/21/2007
Can't wait to try this recipe. It reminds me of my Grandmother's (she passed away 39 yrs ago) brown sugar cookies. Yes they tasted slightly bland but make great dunking cookies for milk. Read More
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(10)
LMSTERR
Rating: 5 stars
08/29/2002
I cut out even numbers of these with cookie cutters bake then when they are cool spread the back of one cookie with strawberry jam and put it together with another cookie of the same shape. The jam softens the cookies and gives flavor. Read More
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beara
Rating: 4 stars
01/27/2009
I love this recipie! I baked mine on tin foil and i don't know if that changed anything but they turned out really chewy. i haven't frosted them yet but i'd eat them just as they are. they roll out so easy! Read More
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Brittany B.
Rating: 2 stars
03/20/2006
The cookies are pretty bland and i was confused by the servings it didn't notice the "makes four dozen quote above that. Well anyway they're not terrible but i won't make them again. Read More
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Kim Walcott
Rating: 5 stars
07/02/2020
These cookies are delicious! Don’t understand why the reviews are saying that they are bland!!! I used brown sugar from my beautiful island of Barbados and they turned out perfect! Crunchy and really sweet!!! Read More
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