ultimate sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter flavored shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• beat sugar and shortening at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. add eggs, syrup and vanilla; beat well. gradually add combined dry ingredients at low speed. mix until well blended.
• refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• roll out dough between two sheets of lightly floured wax paper. cut out with floured cutter.
• bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 5-9 minutes, depending on size and thickness of cookies. do not overbake. cool 2 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets to cool.