Snowflake Cookies

Name: Snowflake Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 3 eggs; 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Rating: 4.11 stars

19 Ratings
15 Reviews
5 Photos

This is my mom's Christmas cookie recipe that the kids and I have made for years. Great fun to make and decorate.

By Patty Morris

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Recipe Summary

prep:

30 mins

cook:

10 mins

additional:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 40 mins

Servings:

Yield:

2 dozen

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup shortening
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

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Step 2
In a large bowl, cream the shortening with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Sift the flour and salt into the creamed mixture and stir in gradually. Chill dough for at least one hour.
Step 3
Roll the chilled dough out to 1/8 inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before decorating.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

409 calories; protein 5.6g; carbohydrates 54.9g; fat 18.7g; cholesterol 46.5mg; sodium 309mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (15)

Most helpful positive review

Leanna Brown Thorne

10/26/2006

I don't rate it unless it's five stars and this IS five stars! This is sugar cookie and so easy to make no tweaking required! This is my first time making these and I love that it is so esay to make and sooo delicious and yummy!! Ingredients are just right!! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

~TxCin~ILove2Ck

12/23/2006

These are okay. The dough was great for cutouts. 1/8 inch thick though seemed a bit thin and we had trouble getting them on the cookie sheet. We rolled the next ones a little thicker about 1/4 inch and they were much easier to work with. Flavor was so-so just a sugar cookie. A little dense heavier texture than what I prefer. This is a nice sturdy cookie perfect for little hands to decorate. Read More

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19 Ratings

5 star values: 11
4 star values: 3
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 2
1 star values: 1

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Leanna Brown Thorne

10/26/2006

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MommaMia

09/27/2010

This is the same cut out cookie recipe that I have used for several years. It is easy to make and wonderful for elaborate decorations. This is one that I use each Christmas for the cookie baskets, that I am famous for. It's not so much the flavor that everyone loves but the decoration on top. The only thing I do different is use two 1/4" dowell rods when rolling out the dough to make sure each cookie is the same height and bake evenly. Read More

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~TxCin~ILove2Ck

12/23/2006

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Kei

12/03/2007

tasted like sugared play-doh difficult to work with as well Read More

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SHORECOOK

12/09/2014

GOOD! My intentions were to make these cookies as snow flakes. I had my cookie cutters all set but the dough would not roll. I had placed it in the refrigerator in the morning and this was evening. I didn't want to add any more flour because I didn't want a dry bland cookie. What I did was get out my cookie scoop and roll the scoop of dough in coarse sugar then flatten. Because I was now off track and the dough was thicker I lowered the temperature to 375degrees and baked for 10 minutes to be sure the center was done. The resulting cookie was delicious. I'm sorry this recipe did not work for me but the end result was GOOD! Thank you Patty Morris for sharing! Read More

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Judy Smith

03/01/2006

it was alrite added peanutbutter cause i wanted to.... tasted pretty good... a tad too sugary but alrite. Read More

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Kari Faith

12/14/2014

These are very good! My whole family loved them!:-) Read More

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Gayle Coe Milward

12/25/2012

I loved this recipe! its great for making snow flake shaped cookies. first time iv made these and will make again. just what my husband want for his Christmas cookies. Read More

Roo0ro

01/04/2014

It is very delicious. Read More

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tasted like sugared play-doh difficult to work with as well

it was alrite added peanutbutter cause i wanted to.... tasted pretty good... a tad too sugary but alrite.

These are very good! My whole family loved them!:-)

I loved this recipe! its great for making snow flake shaped cookies. first time iv made these and will make again. just what my husband want for his Christmas cookies.