Papa's Sugar Cookies

 

I found the recipe for these crisp, light sugar cookies in an old issue of a Taste of Home magazine.  They looked so pretty and I loved the embossed design on top.  There is alot of butter and oil in this recipe...but look people, it makes EIGHT dozen!  I made mine larger and got 5 dozen, still...that is a bunch of cookies!  I didn't have any macadamia nuts so I substituted almonds.  I also did not have butter flavor so I used some of the orange blossom water I had just sitting in my baking cupboard.  They turned out great!  A crispy brown edge and a light, moist but crumbly buttery inside laced with orange, almond and cinnamon flavors.

A great summertime cookie!
Enjoy!

Papa's Sugar Cookies

Taste of Home Aug/Sept 2009

96 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter flavoring
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 5-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ground macadamia nuts
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Additional granulated sugar

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars until well blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the butter flavoring, orange peel and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, nuts, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar and cinnamon; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover andrefrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in additional sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in additional sugar.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Remove to wire racks. Yield: 8 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 82 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 60 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.